Ukraine, Germany, Poland, Slovakia | 2023 | 114' | Original Version with English subtitles
Locarno Best Director winner
with Q&A after the screening
SCREENINGS
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Filmtheater Colosseum - Kino 2
Schönhauser Allee 123, 10437 Berlin
Set amidst stunning Ukrainian winter landscapes and emerging feelings of alienation between people in a post-Soviet society, Stepne is the story of Anatoliy, a man who comes back home to take care of his dying mother. A meeting with his brother and a woman he loves makes him reflect on the choices he made along the way. And just before her death, the mother tells Anatoliy about a treasure…
Director’s note
As an artist, I was always interested in the topic of disappearance, departure and parting with something valuable. The silence of past generations about their history made me create this film – as a question of my country's Soviet past.
Maryna Vroda