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Klondike (2022)

Klondike poster
Original title
Клондайк
Directed by
Maryna Er Gorbach
Genre
drama film
Country
Ukraine, Turkey
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
16
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 50 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A pregnant woman tries to keep her family together in her home near the Ukrainian-Russian border during the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The war encroaches on her life while she deals with a difficult pregnancy and her husband's wavering loyalties.

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What happens

Klondike (Ukrainian: «Клондайк», romanized: Klondaik) is a 2022 Ukrainian drama film written, directed, and edited by Maryna Er Gorbach. The film stars Oksana Cherkashyna as a pregnant woman living near the Ukrainian-Russian border during the Russo-Ukrainian War and the shooting of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Klondike premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2022, where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Competition for directing. At the Berlin International Film Festival, it won the second place in Panorama Audience Award category. The film was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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