The Basement
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The village of Yahidne in northern Ukraine is coming back to life. Dogs are running around. Gardens and crops are green again. People support one another and families have reunited. In a movement of solidarity, local youth help rebuild what was devastated a year ago when Russian troops occupied the village imprisoning the villagers in the school's basement for a month. The villagers' attitudes alternate between their desire to move forward an remembering the horrors of the past. A heartwarming tribute to resilience and unity.
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Roman Blazhan Director · Jérôme Rebotier Composer Geoffroy Berlioz Composer
First release April 17, 2024 · Produced in France, Ukraine · Languages French, Ukrainian
Production
Elda Productions
Production
Minimal Movie
Production
France · Ukraine
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Enfermés par les Russes, Yahidne 2022
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Ukrainian
Release dates
Argentina · April 17, 2024
Premiere · Buenos Aires International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Bulgaria
October 4, 2025 · Premiere · OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Bulgarian Edition
France
December 3, 2024 · Digital · Arte
February 18, 2025 · TV · Arte
Germany
May 3, 2024 · Premiere · DOK.fest München
Poland
May 11, 2024 · Premiere · Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
November 18, 2024 · Premiere · Camerimage International Film Festival
Ukraine
October 22, 2024 · Premiere · Kyiv Critics' Week
September 8, 2025 · Premiere · OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Ukrainian Edition
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