Homeward (2019)
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.
Director:
Nariman Aliev
Writers:
Marysia Nikitiuk, Nariman Aliev.
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Akhtem Seitablaiev as Mustafa, father |
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Remzi Bilyalov as Alim, son |
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Daria Barikhashvili as Olesia |
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Anatolii Marempolskyi as Nazim |
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Viktor Zhdanov as Uncle Vasia |
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Veronika Lukyanenko as Masha |
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Akmal Huriezov as Refat |
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Larysa Yatsenko as Halyna |
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Ihor Koltovskyi as Doctor |
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Oleh Moskalenko as Sergeant Tarasov |
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Pavlo Makarchenko as Policeman |
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Andriy Kutlahmetov as Nurse |
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Sergey Merzlyakov as Nurse |
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Viktoriya Chuharkova as Mother |
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Maya Yarmolenko as Sveta |
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Olga Pasichnyk as Olya |
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Arseniy Zurov as Taras |
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Oleksiy Yerko as Vasya |
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Danylo Chornomorets as Misha |
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Edem Kurtumerov as Ruslan |
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Aleksandr Groshevoy as Frontier Guard |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anastasiia Sutiahina | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anastasiia Sutiahina | Costume Design |
| Directing | Novruz Hikmet | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Naya Novak | Script Consultant |
| Directing | Nariman Aliev | Director |
| Writing | Marysia Nikitiuk | Screenplay |
| Editing | Oleksandr Chornyi | Editor |
| Writing | Nariman Aliev | Screenplay |
| Camera | Anton Fursa | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Novruz Hikmet | Idea |
| Production | Anastasiia Ivashchuk | Executive Producer |
| Production | Anna Yatsenko | Associate Producer |
| Production | Volodymyr Yatsenko | Producer |
| Production | Pavlo Makarchenko | Casting |
| Sound | Serhii Stepanskyi | Sound Director |
| Art | Vladlen Odudenko | Production Design |
| Sound | Maksym Ponomarchuk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Oleksandra Kostina | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Oleg Goloveshkin | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Michel Merkt | Executive Producer |