Ukrainian films

The protagonist works as a sound engineer and musician, encounters a lot of problems and has many setbacks. The same crisis awaits him in his personal life. A Canadian company invites him to record the sounds of Ukrainian animals in Transcarpathia. He fulfills the assignment with enthusiasm and creativity, but his mother comes along and constantly disturbs and distracts him. 2019, comedy/drama, IMDb 7.8/10

• My thoughts are silent

• My dreams are vivid

• My mother is unbearable

• My words are loud

Mykola and Vasyl go in search of their father, who left them when they were children, after they come to know that he is dying in Luxembourg. Kolya considers him a hero, while Vasya thinks he is a scoundrel. 2022, comedy/drama, IMDb 8.0/10

• Luxembourg, Luxembourg

• Father, Sons

• Mykola, Vasya

• Hero, Scoundrel

A former smuggler, but a good family man, returns to his native village located in the western part of Ukraine, after working abroad for several years. He decides from now on to earn a living by honest work, thus setting a good example for his teenage son. But in the region, corruption is an integral part of all spheres of life, and crime and religion are inextricably linked. 2022, action/thriller, IMDb 7.5/10

• Pamfir

• Vampir

• Zephyr

• Sapphire

This documentary follows the 2013–2014 Maidan Uprising in Kyiv via historic footage and testimonies of two dozen protesters. After 4 months, the standoff between the government, its forces, and increasingly organized and dedicated protesters escalate into barricades, violent skirmishes, brutal repression, and deadly shootings by police on protesters. 2015, IMDb 8.3/10

• Winter on fire

• Blood on cobblestone

• Price of freedom

• Fire on tyres

Sasha manages a firm that installs tombstones at the local cemetery. His many customers have all experienced personal tragedies, but he is full of cynicism. One day, Sasha's 14-year-old daughter appears to bring him back into her life. 2021, drama/comedy, IMDb 7.5/10

• I work at the cemetery

• Grave situation

• Tomb raiser

• Family business

Herman is getting by, working a meaningless executive job in a big city. One day he gets a strange call and learns that his older brother has mysteriously disappeared. Herman must go back to his hometown in Donbas and defend the family business - a small gas station - against the mafia-type gangs that are grabbing up businesses and land in the Donbas region and turning them into corn fields and railways that lead nowhere. 2018, adventure/drama, IMDb 7.2/10

• The wild fields

• Children of the corn

• Gas from Donbas

• Treasures of the wasteland

After being filmed engaged in a profane rant about politics and corruption, a high-school history teacher turns into an Internet sensation overnight. Students launch a crowdfunding campaign for registering his candidacy in the presidential race unbeknownst to him, eventually propelling their teacher to victory as the new president of Ukraine. 2015-2019, comedy series, IMDB 7.4/10

• Servant of the people

• People's choice

• Vote with your heart

• Wake up famous

Having lost his oldest son in the war between Russia and Ukraine, Mustafa resolves to bring the boy’s body to the land of his birth: Crimea. Together, he and his younger son set out on a journey that will profoundly mark their relationship. 2019, drama, IMDb 7.3/10

• Homeward

• Road

• Lost and found

• Going back

Folk comedy that tells the adventures of Ukrainian cossacks Vasyl and Andriy as they set out on a long journey to deliver a letter from their leader to the Russian empress in St. Petersburg. 1972, comedy/fantasy, IMDb 8.3/10

• The Lost Letter

• Cossack Tale

• A Cursed Journey

• The Hetman's Will

The First World War, the Bolshevik revolution, and the emergence of Soviet regime are seen through the eyes of ordinary people. 2020, drama/history series, IMDb 8.7/10

• There will be people

• Ups and downs

• Bitter years

• There will be blood