Larysa Kadochnikova. The War

Overview

Larysa Kadochnikova is a screen legend of Ukrainian cinema who played Marichka in Serhii Paradzhanov’s Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors. On 24 February 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she refused to evacuate and stayed in Kyiv during the offensive. The film tells the story of her life in those dire times. The story of a new reality where the past, the present, the future, memories, meditations, and dreams intertwine as the war goes on…

Directed by Dmytro Tomashpolskyi

Top cast

Larysa Kadochnykova

Self

Oleh Mykhailiuta

Self

Serhiy Trymbach

Self

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