Underplayed Gems

Oxygen Starvation (1991)

Oxygen Starvation poster
Original title
Кисневий голод
Directed by
Andriy Donchyk
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union, Ukraine, Canada
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young Canadian man travels to Ukraine to find his roots. He gets caught up in the difficult social and political realities after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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What happens

Oxygen Starvation (Ukrainian: Кисневий голод, romanized: Kisneviy golod) is a 1992 drama film directed by Andriy Donchyk, in his feature film debut. A co-production between Canada and Ukraine, it was screened at the 49th edition of the Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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