Why I'm Alive
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Mariupol. Pre-war life in a small Ukrainian town on the shore of the Azov Sea, with a good family life, quarrelsome neighbors, amateur opera, denunciations to the NKVD, and a dance floor in the city garden, the persecution of religion and, of course, with love.
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Cast
9 people
Viktor Zhdanov
Oleksa
Known for
Cyborgs
The Rising Hawk
Maksym Horay
Zhenka
No other roles listed
Artem Vilbik
Ovsiy
Also in
Five Minutes
Iryna Melnyk
Grandma Hanya
Also in
Coffee with Cardamom
Love Island
Olga Radchuk
Basya
Also in
Coffee with Cardamom
Зв'язок
Roland Mishko
Lyonchyk
Known for
My Thoughts Are Silent
Georgiy Deliev
Arno
Also in
The Tuner
Twelve Chairs
Oleksiy Horbunov
Honcharov
Known for
The Bureau
Möbius
Olena Bondareva-Repina
Honcharykha
Also in
Donbass
Neighbour
Villen Novak Director · Yevgeni Mitko Writer
First release August 19, 2021 · Produced in Ukraine · Languages German, Ukrainian
Production
Odesa Film Studio
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Ukrainian State Film Agency
Production
Ministry of Culture of Ukraine
Production
Ukraine
Produced in
Тепер я турок, не козак…
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Languages
Original title
Чому я живий
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
German · Ukrainian
Release dates
Ukraine · August 19, 2021
Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
Ukraine · November 4, 2021
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Ukraine
September 4, 2021 · Premiere · Cinema and You International Film Festival
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