When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea
6.6
A widow who cares for stray cats, a boy who loves the sea, a philosopher marked by life... Eva Neymann shows the inhabitants of Odesa with gentleness and care, trying to find out what they dream of when the war has destroyed all certainty.
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Eva Neymann Director · Pavel Zalesow Editor
First release February 15, 2025 · Produced in Ukraine, Germany · Languages Russian, Ukrainian, Yiddish
Production
Blue Monticola
Production
Ukraine · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Коли над морем спалахує блискавка
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
Russian · Ukrainian · Yiddish
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 2025
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Germany · November 20, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Germany
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin
Singapore
December 7, 2025 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
Ukraine
October 1, 2025 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
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