SYNOPSIS
In this poignant and deeply intimate documentary three kids temporarily removed from their parents find friendship and flickers of hope inside the worn walls of a remarkable orphanage in Eastern Ukraine, as a group of dedicated social workers create moments of joy and respite from childhoods all but lost.
DETAILS
87 min
2022
Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine
Ukrainian, Russian
CREDITS
Directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont
Produced by Monica Hellström – Final Cut for Real
Co-Produced by Sami Jahnukainen – Donkey Hotel, Tobias Janson – STORY, Darya Bassel – Vika Khomenko, Moon Man
In coproduction with MDR/Arte
In association with BBC Storyville
With the support of DR, SVT, Yle, Vpro, RUV, RTV Slovenia, VRT, RTS, VGTV, ERR
Supported by Danish Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute, Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, Nordic Film & TV Fond, Ukrainian State Film Agency, Creative Europe: TV Programming, IMS
Cinematography by Simon Lereng Wilmont
Line Producer & Assistant Director: Azad Safarov
Editor: Michael Aaglund
Sound Design: Heikki Kossi, Pietu Korhorhonen, Peter Albrectsen, Sune Kaarsberg
Composer: Uno Helmersson
