Films by Vitalyi Garkavyi

Germany 2022, 66 min
by Mila Teshaieva, Marcus Lenz

By the time Russian army retreated from Bucha, Borodyanka, Irpin, houses were destroyed, civilians executed, and lives ruined. From the moment when they emerge from their shelters over the course of many weeks, the films follows various residents as they pick themselves up from the smoldering ruins. The dead are identified, debris is cleared, and prosecutors start talking about a war tribunal. But as the first blossoms of spring start appearing, these Ukrainians also reveal their resilience. Hum