The Return
Nikita is a student from the Kharkiv region who lives in Kyiv with his boyfriend Serhiy. His relationship with his religious mother is hideous due to her adverse treatment of his son’s sexuality, which has led him to abandon his faith in God. Nikita quarrels with her on his birthday because she sent him his cross pendant and asked the son to return to “the right path”. The next day, on February 24th of 2022, the couple wakes up from explosions and news about the beginning of a full-scale war with russia. Nikita realizes he can’t reach his mother by phone anymore.
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Vadіm Mochalov Director · Illia Korniiets Composer Danyil Slobodian Cinematographer
First release December 17, 2023 · Produced in Ukraine · Languages Russian, Ukrainian
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Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts
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Ukraine
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Original title
Повернення
Original language
Ukrainian
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Russian · Ukrainian
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Ukraine · December 17, 2023
Premiere · Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art
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Ukraine
April 21, 2024 · Premiere · Sunny Bunny LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
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