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Release Date:
August 20, 2024
Original Title:
Once Upon a Time in Ukraine
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Earle Mack Productions
Goldcrest
Storyville Films
Production Countries:
Ukraine | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 32
As the Ukraine war moves into its third year, a surprising story of resilience: how children in Ukraine are surviving the Russian war machine that has targeted them and their families. With creativity and imagination they have transformed backyards and playgrounds destroyed by missiles, invented fairy tales where vegetable armies vanquish Russian attackers, and carried on the Ukrainian tradition of music and dance in bombed out studios. Life behind the frontlines as seen through the eyes of the children who will inherit a country struggling to survive a brutal invasion.
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