We, our pets and the war (2024)

Original title

Ми, наші улюбленці та війна

Directed by

Anton Ptushkin

Genre

documentary film

Country

Ukraine, United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

12

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Anton Ptushkin's documentary shows how Ukrainians and their pets bond and survive together during the Russian invasion. The film follows people caring for animals amidst the chaos of war.

poignanthumanizingresilientintimateheartfeltobservationaltendersorrowful

What happens

Us, Our Pets and the War (Russian: «Мы, наши любимцы и война», romanized: My, nashi lyubimtsy I voina, Ukrainian: «Ми, наші улюбленці та війна», romanized: My, nashi uliublentsi ta viyna) is a 2024 documentary film directed by Anton Ptushkin and co-produced by the Ukrainian company Vse Sam and the Canadian company Yap Films. The documentary tells the story of the relationship between people and their animals against the backdrop of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The film is the directorial debut of blogger Anton Ptushkin, who worked on it for 1.5 years. The Ukrainian premiere will take place on 4 April 2024, with Green Light Films as a distributor. PBS, the US largest broadcaster, has acquired Anton Ptushkin's film.The international version of the film Us, Our Pets and the War will be shown in the USA as part of the popular PBS documentary project "Nature". It is noteworthy that PBS broadcast the 2024 Oscar-winning film "20 Days in Mariupol" in the Frontline series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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