Ivan and Marta (Іван і Марта)

Production Status
Сompleted
Year of starting production
2018
Release Date
2023
Country(ies) of (co)production
Ukraine
Languages
Ukrainian, Russian
Duration
75’

This is a love story of two Ukrainian aged persons which was filming during 3 years…

Ivan was born in Dondas region in 1930. He is a public figure, dissident of sixties. Hewas a first one who announced about arrestments of Ukrainian intellectuals: writers, scientists, artists. He made it publicly at the premier of outstanding Ukrainian movie Wild Horse of Fire in September 4 in 1965. Ivan was arrested in 1972 for his anti-Soviet activity and had spent year and a half in a prison.

His wife Marta was born in Lviv (Western Ukraine). They met there and spent all theirlife together in Kyiv. She was like his Guardian Angel and dedicated her life to him andhis duty.
We’ll hear the story from her mouth. We’ll see Ivan just in short appearance, mostlyduring the celebration of his 90-th Anniversary.

Ivan passed away one day before russian army attacked Ukraine.

CREW:
Directing: Serhii Bukovsky
Production: Oksana Ivaniuk
DOP: Yelenskyi Roman
Sound: Barba Ihor, Rohachov Andriy

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