Volcano
(Vulkan)
Year: 2018
Country:
UKRAINE, GERMANY
Language:
Ukrainian, English
Run Time:
106 minutes
With a car full of disgruntled colleagues, Lucas travels through southern Ukraine on a mission for the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) and finds himself stranded on the rural backroads of Beryslaw. Thanks to some friendly strangers, he hitchhikes his way to find help, suspecting the police in these parts may be on the wrong side of the law. The way of life for his new companions, Vova (a middle-aged man with his sights set on a new metal detector), and his free-spirited daughter, Marushka, seems mundane yet carefree. With military tanks cruising the desolate land, days with Vova and Marushka become Lucas’s informal safety net. As he attempts to find help and return to his normal life, this new version of unofficial anarchy feels both chaotic and intriguing. As each quirky, dangerous turn of events unfolds, VOLCANO delivers unexpected themes of sullen contemplation, subtle romance, and a vague humor that erupt at just the right time. (In English and Ukranian with subtitles) —A.B.
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Competition
George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Competition
Director
Roman Bondarchuk
Roman Bondarchuk is a graduate of the Karpenko-Kary Theater, Film and Television University (Yuriy Illienko’s workshop). Bondarchuk is the art director of Docudays UA – International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Kyiv. He has made a number of shorts, documentaries, and music videos that have received several festival awards at Ukrainian and international festivals. “Ukrainian Sheriffs,” his first feature-length documentary, was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards®.
Filmography
Ukrainian Sheriffs (2015), VOLCANO (2018)
Producer
Olena Yershova
Screenwriting
Alla Tyutyunnik, Roman Bondarchuk, Dar'ya Averchenko
Cinematography
Vadim Ilkov
Editing
Mykola Bazarkin, Heike Parplies
Principal Cast
Serhiy Stapanksy, Viktor Zhdanov, Khrystyna Deilyk
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