In Search of Skovoroda

Overview

A documentary film about the outstanding Ukrainian poet and philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda. The film contains restoration staged episodes and interviews with experts. The film has four story-lines: the first is a journey of two Mohilian students Marichka and Bohdan to places associated with the philosopher; the second consisted of a series of conversations with leading Ukrainian intellectuals, researchers of the thinker's heritage, musicians, artists, artists; the third is Ukrainian nature, picturesque landscapes that were of great importance for the philosopher; the fourth was war. The tricentenary of Skovoroda fell at the time of full-scale Russian aggression.

Directed by Maksym Smetana

Top cast

Nikon Fedotov

Bohdan

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Oksana Boiko

Marichka

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Mykola Ivanov

Adult Skovoroda

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Yaroslav Khobta

Young Skovoroda

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk

Expert - Self

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