Divia (2025)

Directed by

Dmytro Hreshko

Genre

documentary film

Country

Ukraine, Netherlands, Poland

Runtime

1h 19m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary shows how the Russian invasion transforms Ukraine's landscapes from peaceful nature to ruin. Even when spring arrives and life begins to return, the scale of the destruction makes recovery seem distant.

sombermeditativeobservationalslow-pacedpoignantvisually starkcontemplativegrounded

What happens

Divia (Ukrainian: Дівія) is a 2025 documentary film written and directed by Dmytro Hreshko. The film documents Ukraine's transformation from serene natural beauty to devastation under the Russian invasion. With spring, life tentatively reemerges, but the vast destruction offers little hope for swift ecological recovery. An international co-production, the film premiered at 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 6 July 2025. It was nominated for Crystal Globe in the main competition. It had its Regional premiere at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival in August 2025, in the Competition programme - Documentary Film, where it competed for Heart of Sarajevo award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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