Archive of films Butterfly Vision / Bachennya metelyka
Soldier Lilia returns home from the war after several months in captivity in the Donbass, where she was being held by separatists. Her brutal treatment brings on trauma which torments her in harrowing dreams. As an expert in aerial reconnaissance, she saw action on the front line from a drone’s perspective. Yet, if you just want to carry on living your life, a bird’s-eye view isn’t necessarily the best option.
Synopsis
Soldier Lilia returns home from the war after several months in captivity in the Donbass, where she was being held by separatists. Her brutal treatment brings on trauma which torments her in harrowing dreams. As an expert in aerial reconnaissance, she saw action on the front line from a drone’s perspective; as a civilian and wife she perceives the world around her in a similarly dissociated manner. Intense emotions have been supplanted by helplessness, humanity by unresponsive behaviour. Yet, if you just want to carry on living your life, a bird’s-eye view isn’t necessarily the best option. Maksym Nakonechnyi’s debut tells the story of a faltering woman who fiercely rejects the victim’s role and intuitively asks how oppressive can existence be in a society beleaguered by war.
Martin Horyna
About the director
Maksym Nakonechnyi (Ukraine). Selected filmography: Invisible (2017, short), New Year with Family (2018, short), Butterfly Vision (Bachennya metelyka, 2022).
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About the film
Color, DCP
Section: | Horizons |
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Director: | Maksym Nakonechnyi |
Screenplay: | Maksym Nakonechnyi, Iryna Tsilyk |
Dir. of Photography: | Khrystyna Lyzohub |
Music: | Dzian Baban |
Sound: | Vasyl Yavtushenko |
Editor: | Ivor Ivezic, Alina Gorlova |
Art Director: | Maria Khomyakova |
Producer: | Yelizaveta Smith, Darya Basssel |
Production: | TABOR |
Coproduction: | MasterFilm, 4Film, Sisyfos Film Production |
Cast: | Rita Burkovska, Liubomyr Valivots, Myroslava Vytrykhovska-Makar, Natalka Vorozhbyt |
Sales: | Wild Bunch |
Guests
Maksym Nakonechnyi
Film Director
Rita Burkovska
Actor
Dagmar Sedláčková
Co-producer