Stepne (CinEast Festival)

Où ? 17, PLACE DU THEATRE, L-2613 LUXEMBOURG Théâtre, films et spectacles

CinEast Festival 2023

Stepne

Степне Ukraine-Allemagne-Pologne 2022 | Maryna Vroda | vostEN | 114' | digital | Cast : Oleksandr Maksiakov, Nina Antonova, Oleg Primogenov, Radmila Schegoleva

► Léopard pour la Meilleure réalisation, Locarno 2023

Anatoliy returns home to take care of his dying mother. Slow, meditative, beautiful in its austerity and blending fiction and documentary, this is a personal look at a dying part of northeastern Ukraine, as well as a moving story about revisiting the past and attending to people and things in a vanishing world.

« Undoubtedly a cinematic masterpiece that leaves an indelible imprint on the viewer’s psyche. » (Universal Cinema)

« A melancholic look at a dying part of north-eastern Ukraine that’s seemingly untouched by the present war, and while the narrative holds interest thanks especially to the protagonist, it’s the documentary-like scenes that are the film’s heart. » (The Film Verdict)