BALLAD OF KYCHIEV

POLISH TITLE: BALLADA KYCZEJEWSKA

Ukraine, 2022. Russian soldiers are committing war crimes on the civilian population. The occupied areas are cut off from the rest of the country and the residents face death if they try to escape. Only volunteers may enter this zone, although their permits do not guarantee access or survival. Apart from money for bribes, they also need luck. Will fortune smile on Dmytro? ‘Ballada Kyczyjewska’ takes the audience to one of the ramparts controlled by the soldiers wearing the enemy letter Z. Although the film does not start with an earthquake, the beginning is derived straight from Hitchcock and hits you with a strong impact after which the tension continues to grow. The film proves that by using the language of the genre it is possible to tell profoundly humane and timely stories.

GENRE:

fiction

COUNTRYI:

Poland

RUNNING TIME:

20'

YEAR:

2023

COLOUR:

kolorowy

DIRECTING:

Piotr Krzysztof Kamiński

SCRIPT:

Piotr Krzysztof Kamiński, Aleksandra Wojtaś, Aleksandra Shevchenko

DOP:

Mateusz Gzel

EDITOR:

Piotr Dudziński

MUSIC:

Szymon Janiszewski

PRODUCER:

Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa