PHOTOPHOBIA

by Ivan Ostrochovsky, Pavol Pekarcik
2023, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine , 1h11, vostf
French premiere
Starring : Nikita Tyshchenko, Viktoriia Mats, Yana Yevdokymova, Yevhenii Borshch
Screenplay : Marek Lescak, Ivan Ostrochovsky, Pavol Pekarcik
Cinematography : Ivan Ostrochovsky, Pavol Pekarcik
Music : Roman Kurhan, Michal Novinski
Film editing : Martin Piga, Ivan Ostrochovsky, Pavol Pekarcik
Production : Ivan Ostrochovsky, Katarina Tomkova, Albert Malinovsky, Tomas Michalek, Kristyna Michalek Kvetova
Synopsis
One morning, 12-year-old Niki, and his family went into the Kharkiv underground to shelter from Russian bombs, and they never came out since. Life was organised and Niki met 11-year-old Vika, who became his new playmate. A precious and unique portrait of the daily lives of ordinary people in war-ravaged Ukraine, through the eyes of two children.