When Spring Came to Bucha
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Russians bombarded Bucha, Borodyanka, Irpin and other cities in the region following their invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. By the time they retreated a month later, the damage was huge: buildings had been destroyed and there were corpses lying in the streets. Filmmakers Mila Teshaieva and Marcus Lenz went in immediately, in time to film local people emerging from their shelters, but never showing the actual atrocities. That wasn’t necessary, as the trauma of war is clear to see on everyone’s faces, including those of the volunteers who rushed in from far and wide to help.
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2 films
Marcus Lenz Director · Mila Teshaieva Director Julia Wiedwald Editor
First release November 9, 2022 · Produced in Germany, Ukraine · Languages Russian, Ukrainian
Production
WDR
Production
wildfilms
Production
Germany · Ukraine
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Коли весна прийшла в Бучу
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
Russian · Ukrainian
Release dates
Netherlands · November 9, 2022
Premiere · International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
No release date listed for United States.
South Korea
May 20, 2023 · Premiere · Diaspora Film Festival
United Kingdom
May 13, 2023 · TV · Storyville
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