Two Ukrainian films received top honors at the 66th Kraków International Film Festival. The winners were the short film Easter Day and the documentary Silent Flood.
According Ukrinform, this is reported by the festival’s website.
Easter Day, directed by Mykola Zasieiev, won the award for Best European Film in the short film category.
“It takes truly exceptional sensibility and subtlety to tackle such a grim subject while still drawing out the humor and humanity from a tragic wartime experience,” the festival jury said.
The film tells the story of an Easter Sunday in Kyiv. Two Territorial Recruitment Center officers slowly drive through the city streets looking for men who may be eligible for military service. Their path crosses with that of a young man who has left his home to buy cat food.
