Ukraine | 1979 | Feature Film | 95’ | Original Version with English Subtitles
Mykolaychuk made history in world cinema in the 1960s, playing the role of Ivan in Sergei Parajanov's “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”. But Mykolaychuk himself also made brilliant, poetic, authorial films that are incredibly interesting to watch today. His films are surprisingly polyphonic: folk songs in different languages, colorful heroines and heroes in a complex, intricate ecosystem of social life.
Babylon XX is the directorial debut of actor Ivan Mykolaychuk. Set in the picturesque Ukrainian village of Babylon in the 1920s, the film tells the story of the clash between the old and new political worlds. The international premiere of the film took place at the Locarno Film Festival.