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Klondike (2022 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Klondike' is a 2022 Ukrainian drama film written, directed, and edited by Maryna Er Gorbach. The film stars Oxana Cherkashyna as a pregnant woman living near the Ukrainian-Russian border during the Russo-Ukrainian War and the shooting of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. 'Klondike' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2022, where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Competition for directing. At the Berlin International Film Festival, it won the second place in Panorama Audience Award category.
Cast
* Oksana Cherkashina as Irka
* Serhiy Shadrin as Tolik
* Oleg Shcherbina as Yurik, Irka's younger brother
Film crew
* Director - Marina Er Gorbach
* Screenwriter - Marina Er Gorbach
* Cinematographer - Sviatoslav Bulakovsky
* Production designers - Maria Denisenko, Vitaly Sudarkov, Andrew Grechishkin
* Composer - Zviad Mgebrishvili
* Sound director - Sergeant Kurpiel
* Costume designer - Victoria Filipova
* Makeup artist - Ksenia Galchenko
* Producers - Marina Er Gorbach, Svyatoslav Bulakovsky, Mehmet Bahadir Er
Plot
The film focuses on the story of a local Ukrainian family trapped at the epicenter of the crash of MH17. The actions unfold on July 17, 2014, in the village of Grabove, Donetsk region, near the Russian border. The protagonists Irina and Anatoly are expecting their first child, as the war brutally invades their lives along with the wreckage of a downed Boeing. The woman refuses to evacuate, even when the village is occupied by armed groups.
Film production
The film project won the 11th State Cinema Competition held by Ukrainian State Film Agency. Additionally, in May 2021, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey supported film production. The budget accounted for UAH 25.9 million. The casting was guided by Tanya Simon. Bosnian sound director Serjan Kurpiel and Georgian composer Zviad Mgebrishvili were also involved in the project. Under the terms of cooperation, 90% of post-production took place in Turkey.
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