Dar’ya Averchenko, Roman Bondarchuk, Alla Tyutyunnik
Produced by
Dar’ya Averchenko, Darya Bassel
Cinematography by
Vadym Ilkov
Edited by
Viktor Onysko, Nikon Romanchenko
Music by
Anton Baibakov
Casting by
Tetyana Symon
Production Design by
Kirill Shuvalov
Art Direction by
Oleg Dorychenko
Costume Design by
Sofia Doroshenko
Production Company
Moon Man, Elemag Pictures, Silverart, Masterfilm, South Films, Czech Film Fund, Eurimages, European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films, Fund of the Council of Europe, Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, Ukrainian State Film Agency
Cast & Characters:
Dmytro Bahnenko as Yura
Zhanna Ozirna as Lera
Rimma Zyubina as Mother
Andrii Kyrylchuk as Ruslan
Oleksandr Shmal as Mykhailo
Vasiliy Kukharskiy as Beekeeper
Maksym Kurochkin as Editor-in-chief of Pectoral
Aleksandr Gannochenko as Editor-in-chief of The Truth of the Steppe
Serhii Ivanov as Leading journalist
Serhiy Stepansky as Anton
Serhii Mykhailovskyi as Vasyl Sirenkyi
Anastasiya Kapshuchenko as Nika
Artem Kartaiev as Zhenia
Joel Kenneth Rakos as Bob Trusk
Serhiy Malyuha as Political technologist
Galina Kobzar-Slobodyuk as Museum director
Oleksandr Svyrydov as Military
Aliaksandr Ziatskou as Military
Yaroslav Zubchenko as Arsonists
Vitaliy Borodinov as Arsonists
Olena Holovachova as Museum staff
Olena Izmalkova as Museum staff
Yevdokiia Korolevska as Museum staff
Liudmyla Kurchenko as Museum staff
Heorhii Serhulia as Museum staff
Valentyna Poliak as Museum cleaning lady
Viktor Kovbasa as The Truth of the Steppe Watchman
Aliona Serebrynska as Pectoral newspaper staff
Iryna Mykhailova as Pectoral newspaper staff
Nataliia Nikolenko as Pectoral newspaper staff
Mykola Stepanenko as Pectoral newspaper staff
Oleksandr Yudin as Pectoral newspaper staff
Olha Pashchenko as Pectoral newspaper staff
Yuliia Palval as Pectoral newspaper staff
Serhii Bruderov as Pectoral newspaper staff
Liliia Husarova as Pectoral newspaper staff
Olena Klymenko as Pectoral newspaper staff
Yehor Yehorov as Pectoral newspaper staff
Olha Yehorova as Pectoral newspaper staff
Valeria Lypa as Secretary Sveta
Oksana Nikolaienko as Woman in fur coat
Hryhoriy Yanchenko as Volunteer in a wheelchair
Tetyana Symon as Interpreter for Bob Trusk
Mykola Kharkov as Assistants for Bob Trusk
Mykhailo Prokopchuk as Assistants for Bob Trusk
Mykhailo Novytskyi as Insurer
Viktoriia Novytska as Business woman
Iryna Makarova as Student millionaire
Liliana Shtryhel as Pensioner
Kyrylo Dotsenko as Detective
Storyline:
In the wild steppes of southern Ukraine, a young nature researcher named Yura is looking for an endangered species of groundhog but instead witnesses a crime. Eager to expose the truth, Yura takes his photo evidence to the local newspaper’s editorial office. However, he quickly realizes that nobody there cares about pursuing justice. While a big war is looming over the horizon, Yura’s naive worldview is splintering in a storm of fake news, rigged political elections, and mysterious cult rituals. On his quest, the hero is about to find out who he really is-an endangered species of a good man or just a loser?
Release Dates:
Country
Release Date
Germany
February 16, 2024 (Berlin International Film Festival – Forum)
Malaysia
July 25, 2024 (Malaysia International Film Festival)
Ukraine
October 20, 2024 (Kyiv Critics’ Week)
India
November 24, 2024 (International Film Festival of India)