PORCELAIN WAR (Doku, OmeU, Ukraine 2024)

The Ukrainian Film Days NRW offer audiences a special opportunity to get to know the diversity and depth of Ukrainian cinema.

On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 20:00, the Düsseldorf audience can expect an outstanding highlight at the UFA Palast:

"Porcelain War"
(documentary film, Ukrainian with English subtitles)
Director: Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev

The film was nominated for the Oscar 2025 for Best Documentary Feature and celebrated its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2024.

It tells the story of Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya and Andrey, who decide to stay in their homeland despite fighter jets and missile attacks. They not only fight on the front line, but also to preserve their identity and their courage to face life. Despite all the destruction, they find beauty and show that it is easy to scare people - but difficult to destroy their love of life.

An extraordinary film that touches, inspires and has a long-lasting effect. Don't miss it!