There are 36 days left before Russia's full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. On another Baptism of Christ holiday an ice hole was made in a pond in a bedroom suburb of Kyiv. Church bells are heard on the shore, people are undressing, standing in line... In this short observational film, closeups of people of different ages, lines of naked bodies and short conversations tell us about the fragility of life, the contradictions of human faith and the joy of existence.
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Andrei Kutsila Director · Viacheslav Tsvietkov Cinematographer
First release March 3, 2023 · Produced in Poland · Languages Russian, Ukrainian
Production
Belsat TV
Production
Poland
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Languages
Original title
Святая вада
Original language
Belarusian
Spoken on screen
Russian · Ukrainian
Release dates
Germany · March 3, 2023
Premiere · Mittel Punkt Europa Filmfest
No release date listed for United States.
Bulgaria
November 13, 2024 · Premiere · OKO International Etnographic Film Festival: Bulgarian Edition
Estonia
July 6, 2023 · Premiere · Pärnu International Documentary Film Festival
Germany
September 11, 2023 · Premiere · BRUKIVKA International Film Festival: German Edition
Italy
June 29, 2023 · Premiere · Ischia Film Festival
Poland
September 15, 2023 · Premiere · BRUKIVKA International Film Festival: Polish Edition
Spain
June 15, 2023 · Premiere · Huesca International Film Festival
Ukraine
September 13, 2023 · Premiere · BRUKIVKA International Film Festival: Ukrainian Edition
September 10, 2024 · Premiere · OKO International Etnographic Film Festival: Ukrainian Edition
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