The Coffin
Ukrainian existential western. Having lost his family, the old Ivan is going mad, he colors his face with paints and puts on a Gothic head-wear made of feathers, he removes icon from the frame. Ivan builds himself a coffin with his own hands and prepares for meeting with the death. It seems nobody can bring his mind back. An unexpected meeting with a vagabond black dog changes his plans. Looking into the dog's eyes, Ivan comes round, he realizes that the death has arrived and meets it with dignity. The old man washes the paint off and takes away the head-wear, he returns icons to the frames and disassembling the coffin, builds a doghouse for the dog. Ivan dies with a smile on his face.
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Kadim Tarasov Director
First release May 25, 2019 · Produced in Ukraine · Production Ministry of Culture of Ukraine
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Ukrainian State Film Agency
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Ministry of Culture of Ukraine
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Original title
Домовина
Original language
Ukrainian
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Ukrainian
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Ukraine · May 25, 2019
Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
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Ukraine
September 15, 2019 · Premiere · Brukivka - Kamianets-Podilskyi International Film Festival
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