Dovzhenko. Full of Compromise (2025)
This film, marking the 130th anniversary of Oleksandr Dovzhenko's birth, reveals the artist's controversial path—from his first attempts at cinema to the creation of masterpieces that became symbols of Ukrainian poetic cinema. The authors show his ability to maneuver between creative ambitions and the political demands of the era, remaining a unique figure in cultural history.
Director:
Ihor Ivanko
Writers:
Ihor Ivanko, Serhiy Trymbach.
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Oleksandr Dovzhenko as Self (archive footage) |
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Vitalii Hordiienko as Self |
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Serhiy Trymbach as Self |
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Krzysztof Zanussi as Self |
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Oksana Volosheniuk as Self |
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Aliona Penzii as Self |
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Volodymyr Viatrovych as Self |
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Volodymyr Voitenko as Self |
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Ivan Kozlenko as Self |
| Directing | Ihor Ivanko | Director |
| Writing | Ihor Ivanko | Screenplay |
| Writing | Serhiy Trymbach | Screenplay |
| Camera | Ihor Ivanko | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Illya Yehorov | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ihor Kosenko | Editor |
| Writing | Volodymyr Tykhyy | Creative Producer |
| Production | Oleksandra Bratyshchenko | Producer |
| Production | Lukian Halkin | Producer |
| Production | Alona Holiakova | Producer |
| Production | Kyrylo Rybiantsev | Line Producer |
| Camera | Yevhen Kozeko | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Olha Oborina | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Serhiy Stetsenko | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Dmytro Zahlynskyi | Camera Operator |