"Cities and Their Heroes" is a documentary almanac collection of six documentary stories of ordinary people and six cities of wartime Ukraine - Bashtanka, Ivankiv, Mykolaiv, Okhtyrka, Kharkiv and Chernihiv. Its about the phenomenon of ordinary Ukrainian heroism, when people in dark times find the strength to do good deeds, help others under bombings, during occupation and wartime attacks. The characters of the film - a bodyguard, a TV presenter, a puppet theater actress, a mayor of a small town, a restaurateur and a composer - not only had the strength to survive, but also found a new way in life and helped those around them.
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Olga Gibelinda Director · Andrii Lytvynenko Director Oksana Myronenko Screenplay
First release May 13, 2023 · Produced in Ukraine · Original title Міста та їхні герої
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Ukraine
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Original title
Міста та їхні герої
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
Ukrainian
Release dates
Ukraine · May 13, 2023
Premiere · Bashtanka, premiere
Ukraine · October 5, 2023
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May 20, 2023 · Premiere · Okhtyrka, premiere
May 27, 2023 · Premiere · Ivankiv, premiere
June 3, 2023 · Premiere · Kharkiv, premiere
June 10, 2023 · Premiere · Mykolaiv, premiere
June 17, 2023 · Premiere · Chernihiv, premiere
June 24, 2023 · Premiere · Lviv, premiere
July 3, 2023 · Premiere · Kyiv, premiere
August 25, 2023 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
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