Inspired by the events around the life of Lev Rebet, Ukrainian author and editor-in-chief of the Munich-based exile newspaper "Ukrainian Independist", the film portrays the fates of the Ukrainian diaspora in the past and present.
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Ihor Shulha
Lev
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Sebastian Anton
Vasyl
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Vita Smachelyuk
Dariia
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Renunciation
Valeriia Kuzmenko
Lesya
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Valeria Berezovska
Katya
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Yevhen Bondarskyi
KGB Agent
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Oleksandr Pozharskyi
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Mr. Jones
Mila Zhluktenko Director · Daniel Asadi Faezi Editor
First release May 20, 2025 · Produced in Germany · Languages Russian, Ukrainian
Production
Germany
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Original title
Критичне становище
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
Russian · Ukrainian
Release dates
France · May 20, 2025
Premiere · Cannes Critics' Week
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin
November 16, 2025 · Premiere · Festival of Future Storytellers
Lithuania
January 24, 2026 · Premiere · Vilnius Short Film Festival
South Korea
May 23, 2026 · Premiere · Diaspora Film Festival
Ukraine
September 7, 2025 · Premiere · Kyiv International Short Film Festival
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