“Once upon a story...”
While cruising through the nocturnal streets of Kyiv, Anna, a woman who stops and films passing men, unexpectedly encounters a soldier. They start to discuss the men she observed.
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Cast
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Alina Panasenko Director · Roman Khimei Cinematographer
First release June 4, 2025 · Produced in Ukraine · Original title Прелюдія
Production
Kinotron Group
Production
Ukraine
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Original title
Прелюдія
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
Ukrainian
Release dates
Germany · June 4, 2025
Premiere · Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
December 2, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna
Croatia
November 11, 2025 · Premiere · Zagreb Film Festival
Estonia
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Germany
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin
Italy
June 28, 2025 · Premiere · ShorTS International Film Festival
Latvia
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Ukraine
September 8, 2025 · Premiere · Kyiv International Short Film Festival
October 31, 2025 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
November 13, 2025 · Digital · Takflix
United Kingdom
October 27, 2025 · Premiere · Cambridge Film Festival
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