The Living Fire (2014)

Original title

Жива ватра

Directed by

Ostap Kostyuk

Genre

documentary

Country

Ukraine

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The documentary watches shepherds in the Ukrainian Carpathians as they go about their daily work. It shows how modern life is starting to replace their old traditions and skills.

observationalmeditativecontemplativeearthyquietnostalgicslow-paced

What happens

The Living Fire (Ukrainian: «Жива ватра») is a 2016 Ukrainian documentary film directed by Ostap Kostyuk. The film tells about the life of shepherds in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains, and the fate of traditional skills in the context of the modern world. The cinema version of the film (77 minutes of running time) was first released in Ukrainian film distribution on September 29, 2016. The TV version of the film (52 minutes of running time) was first released on UA:First on November 19, 2016. The release of the TV version was preceded by a crowdfunding fundraiser on the Ukrainian platform Spilnokosht, which was successfully completed and the creators of the film managed to raise more than ₴70 thousand. In 2017, the film won 2 nominations for the Ukrainian National Film Award, the "Golden Dzyga." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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