Maidan

Maidan

Continuing to film what worries us, Serhiy Loznytsia was the first to release a film about the events on the Ukrainian Maidan at the international level. The events in the film cover not just a certain period, the camera unfolds the events step by step. The tape begins with demonstrators coming to the main square of Kyiv as the voice of the people against the current government in the person of the President of Ukraine Yanukovych and not only him, and ends with a bloody confrontation of activists against the "Berkutians". One of the most important films for our country today, made by a domestic director, which earned favor at Cannes. Read more Ukrainian Independence Square is not just a place to spend time and one of the capital's sights, it is already a story that has closely entered the lives of many. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that this important event found a place in the cultural niche of cinema. Serhii Loznytsia was during the events on the Maidan in Ukraine, because in the fall of 2013 he came to shoot material about Babin Yar and was looking for suitable locations for this. Footage shot by Radio Liberty employees was also used as material. The premiere of the film took place in Cannes. Then the tape was shown as a special event and was not part of the official competition program. The hall was completely filled, which in the end gave an obvious impetus to the already desired shows in many European countries. This is how the people of the Netherlands, France, Poland and beyond saw the film. In Ukraine, the premiere of "Maidan" falls on July 24, having entered the competition program of the 2014 Odesa International Film Festival. For Serhiy Loznytsia, this film stood out because, having previously worked with a documentary theme, he did not film the project during the events themselves. In this way, the script was "created" on the facts that happened during the filming. "Story" spans 90 days.