BUTTERFLY VISION
Ukraine, Czech Republic, Croatia, Sweden – 2022
107 min
Directed by: Maksym Nakonechnyi
Script: Maksym Nakonechnyi & Iryna Tsilyk
DOP: Khrystyna Lyzohub
Cast: Rita Burkovska, Liubomyr Valivots, Myroslava Vytrykhovska-Makar, Natalka Vorozhbyt
After spending months as a prisoner in Donbas, Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance expert Lilia returns home to her family. But the trauma of captivity continues to torment her and surface in dreamlike ways. Something growing deep within Lilia will not allow her to forget, yet she refuses to identify as a victim and will fight to liberate herself.
MAKSYM NAKONECHNYI
He is a Ukrainian director and producer. He received his degree in directing from Karpenko-Kary Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television (2012). He has worked on various TV projects and co-founded the independent production company Tabor, which produces documentaries, fiction films, theatre productions, commercials and social advertising. Maksym has directed the fiction shorts Invisible and New Year with Family. His debut feature, Butterfly Vision, will premiere at Cannes 2022, in Un Certain Regard.
Festivals:
Cannes Film Festival 2022
FilmFest Munchen 2022