To the Victory! (2025)
- Original title
- За перемогу!
- Directed by
- Valentyn Vasyanovych
- Country
- Ukraine, Lithuania
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows Roman, a struggling film director living in Kyiv with his teenage son while his wife and young daughter remain in Vienna after fleeing the Russian invasion. It explores how war strains family bonds and friendships, set in a postwar Ukrainian future.
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What happens
To the Victory (Ukrainian: «За Перемогу!», romanized: Za peremohu!) is a 2025 Ukrainian docudrama film written and directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych and co-produced by Volodymyr Yatsenko. The film tells the story of how war affects families and friendships. It takes place in Ukraine's post-war future. Roman, a film director who’s having a tough time, wants to start making movies again. He lives in Kyiv with his teenage son, while his wife and young daughter are in Vienna, to which they escaped when Russia invaded Ukraine. The film had its world premiere in the Platform section of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2025, where it won the Platform Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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