After her parents’ divorce, six-year-old Vladlena moves from Crimea to Grozny, not yet aware of the changes that lie ahead. When war breaks out in Chechnya, it deeply affects her city and family. Years later, filmmaker Sandu reflects on her childhood in this poetic, autobiographical hybrid film, exploring how cycles of violence shape children—and how healing and change are possible.
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Vladlena Sandu Director · Elizaveta Popova Cinematographer Lisa Popova Cinematographer
United States release April 16, 2026 · Produced in France, Netherlands, Russia · Production Revolver Amsterdam, Mimesis
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Limitless
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Revolver Amsterdam
Production
Mimesis
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France · Netherlands · Russia
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Original title
Память
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Italy · August 27, 2025
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · April 16, 2026
Premiere · New Directors/New Films International Film Festival
Netherlands · July 16, 2026
Theatrical
Australia
February 8, 2026 · Premiere · Antenna Documentary Film Festival
August 14, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
October 21, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Greece
October 7, 2025 · Premiere · Athens International Film Festival
Kazakhstan
August 23, 2026 · Premiere · Qyzqaras Film Festival
Latvia
March 3, 2026 · Premiere · Artdocfest/Riga
Lithuania
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · Nepatogus kinas
Morocco
December 5, 2025 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Norway
March 3, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Kosmorama Trondheim Film Festival
Romania
November 1, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
November 1, 2026 · TV · Cinemax 2
South Korea
September 11, 2026 · Premiere · DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Spain
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · Valladolid International Film Festival
Switzerland
April 22, 2026 · Premiere · Visions du Réel
Taiwan
June 28, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
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