Pod wulkanem

Under the Volcano

On the Spanish island of Tenerife, a Ukrainian family of four including father Roman, stepmother Anastasiia, teenage daughter Sofiia, and young Fedir are on vacation. Enjoying their final beach day, they are blissfully unaware that, soon, their return flight to Kyiv will be cancelled and Russian bombs and rockets will fall on their country. On February 24, 2022, Russia’s ongoing occupation of their peaceful neighbour escalated into a full-scale invasion and, overnight, these tourists have become refugees. We gain insight about the dynamics through Sofia’s Generation-Z perspective, sinking into the group’s inner guilt and their paradoxical issues with the safe place in which they – for now – have refuge. (Toronto International Film Festival)

Director's Filmography (Selection)
Pod wulkanem (Under the Volcano, 2024) - As It Was (2023, short; CE25) - Chleb i sól (Bread and Salt, 2022; CE23, CROSSING EUROPE Award - Best Fiction Film) - Dalej jest dzien (Beyond Is the Day, 2020, short) - Nic nowego pod sloncem (Nothing New Under the Sun, 2017, short) - Powrót (The Return, 2016, short)
European Panorama Fiction 2025
Damian Kocur
Poland 2024
color
102 minutes
Ukrainian / Spanish / English / Russian / Wolof / German
OV with English subtitles

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Screenplay Damian Kocur, Marta Konarzewska
Cinematography Nikita Kuzmienko
Editing Alan Zejer
Sound/Sounddesign Serhii Avdieiev
With Sofiia Berezovska, Roman Lutskyi, Anastasiia Karpienko, Fedir Pugachov, Mike Mensah
Producer(s) Mikolaj Lizut, Agnieszka Jastrzębska, Grzegorz Sloniewski, Michal Maksym
Production
Lizart Film, Hawk Art, MGM, TVP
World Sales
Salaud Morisset
Trailer
Austrian Premiere
World Premiere
Toronto International Film Festival 2024
Tags
Ukraine / Russo-Ukrainian War, Paternal relationships
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