Viddana (2020)

Original title

Віддана

Directed by

Khrystyna Syvolap

Genre

Jidaigeki

Country

Ukraine

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A maid named Stefania navigates her close but unequal bond with Adele, the woman she grew up with and now serves. Set in early 20th century Ukraine, the film explores their intertwined lives and the social constraints that shape them.

periodmelancholicintimateslow-burnpoignantcharacter-drivencontemplativesomber

What happens

Viddana (Ukrainian: «Віддана», lit. 'Devoted') is a Polish-Ukrainian feature film based on the novel Felix Austria by Ukrainian author Sofia Andrukhovych. Starring Marianna Januszewicz in the lead role as Stefania Czorneńko, the film follows Stefania and her relationship with Adele, with whom she grew up and now works for as a maid. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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