11th UFF - Dovzhenko. First Look

The summer of 1926. Novice director Oleksandr Dovzhenko arrives in Odessa. The city is reborn after the destruction of war. When the head of the label tries to force Dowżenka to make a propaganda film praising the NKVD, the young filmmaker rebels and creates a thrilling adventure film featuring themes of the English labour movement, jazz, boxing, ballet and foreign services.

This is the first feature film in history dedicated to the character of the legendary Ukrainian director, whose masterpiece Earth entered the canon of the twelve most outstanding works in the history of cinema.