A wealthy peasant Herasym Kalytka wants to buy his neighbor's land, but he doesn't have enough money. The unknown offers him to buy one hundred thousand fake money for five thousand. Herasym together with the best man Savka buy this money. But instead of money, they are sold blank paper. In desperation, Herasym wants to hang himself, but he is saved. Kalytka's greed almost ended in tragedy, but he continues to dream of land.
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Bohdan Beniuk
Herasym Kalytka
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Valerii Shalyha Director · Kostiantyn Chumakov Cinematographer
First release July 15, 2024 · Produced in Ukraine · Original title Діло Безп'ятого
Production
Ukraine
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Original title
Діло Безп'ятого
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
Ukrainian
Release dates
Ukraine · July 15, 2024
Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
Ukraine · November 9, 2025
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Poland
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · UKRAINE! Film Festival
Ukraine
November 9, 2025 · Premiere · Kyiv, premiere
November 13, 2025 · Theatrical
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