Ukraine / May 25, 2019 / Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
The Coffin (2019)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Ukrainian existential western. Having lost his family, the old Ivan is going mad, he colors his face with paints and puts on a Gothic head-wear made of feathers, he removes icon from the frame. Ivan builds himself a coffin with his own hands and prepares for meeting with the death. It seems nobody can bring his mind back. An unexpected meeting with a vagabond black dog changes his plans. Looking into the dog's eyes, Ivan comes round, he realizes that the death has arrived and meets it with dignity. The old man washes the paint off and takes away the head-wear, he returns icons to the frames and disassembling the coffin, builds a doghouse for the dog. Ivan dies with a smile on his face.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Домовина |
| Original language | Український (UK) |
| Spoken languages | Український |
| Production countries | Ukraine |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ukrainian State Film Agency, Ministry of Culture of Ukraine |
| Official site | kinoua.org |
| Release date | 25 maggio 2019 |
| Production | Alina Krasnianska, Andrii Rizol |
| Writer | Kadim Tarasov, Iryna Ischenko |
| Cinematography | Yury Barsuk |
| Assistant directors | Kadim Tarasov |
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