Жива

Жива

Ukrainian historical-dramatic film directed by Taras Khymych. The premiere of the film in Ukraine will take place in the fall of 2016. The film tells the story of a young girl, Anna Popovych, who escapes from persecution by the MGB and ends up in a UPA camp. The film is based on real events that happened to Anna Popovych in the 1950s. She gave her consent to the authors of the tape to make a screen version of her biography. The film was shot in Gorgany, where the events of Popovych's life took place. Read more On April 14, 2016, the premiere of the video clip for the song "Lovers" by the band "Bouvier", which became the official soundtrack of the film 1949, took place. In the hard-to-reach areas of the Carpathians, the MGB detachment is hunting for the last surviving rebels. A young girl ANNA, escaping from persecution, ends up in a rebel camp. There she meets her childhood friend Niko. An unexpected raid forces the insurgents to split into small units and flee. Niko takes ANNU to Commander Dovbush's department. A group of MGB soldiers led by Major X and Lieutenant ALIFANOV pursues the rebels. Alifanov guesses that Anna, whom he interrogated a few years ago, is among the persecuted. The thought of her does not give him peace. Unexpectedly for the fugitives, Anna comes in handy. During a break, she dreams a warning dream that saves the rebels from death. Anna has seen prophetic dreams and visions since childhood. As a child, she fell into a well and survived. People already say that there is some sign from above. Winter begins and the rebels, together with ANNA, build a shelter and hide there until spring. In the spring, love flares up between ANNA and Commander DOVBUSH. NIKO is jealous and begins to hate the commander. At this time, someone gives out the location of the rebels. The bunker is surrounded. ANNA covers DOVBUSH from the bullet and loses her hand. DOVBUSH is forced to flee while saving the archive. ANNA, in order not to fall into the hands of the enemy, tries to shoot and detonate herself with a grenade and miraculously remains unharmed. The MGBists capture ANNU alive and put her in the hospital, where they save her life in order to interrogate her. There she meets her old enemy Lieutenant ALIFANOV. From that moment on, ANNA thinks only about death. However, she is kidnapped by rebels. Under the influence of some higher power, she was destined to survive and pass more than one test of fate. Director, producer, cinematographer: Taras Khymich Art director: Olena Khymich Screenplay: Lyubomyr Solomchenko, Taras Khymich Sound Producer: Lyubomyr Solomchenko Executive producer: Olesya Galkanova The film was shot in the format: 4K Sound: 5.1