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Release Date:
May 9, 2024
Original Title:
Будинок «Слово». Нескінчений роман
Alternate Titles:
Budynok Slovo. Neskinchenyi roman
Будинок Слово. Нескінчений роман
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Fresh Production Group
Production Countries:
Ukraine
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 120
Kharkiv, the 1930s. The heyday of Ukrainian art. Ambitious young poet Vladimir Akimov happily settles in at the new luxury "Slovo" House built specifically for artists. He comes from the provinces and works as a proof-reader in a printing press, and has never even dreamed of living under one roof with prominent Ukrainian writers and artists. He thinks his own poetry is genius, but nobody takes his literary efforts seriously, not to mention the occasional chuckles over his epigone poems. But fate smiles at him. The head of the political intelligence agency suggests that he become the author of a play written earlier. Akimov agrees, signing a non- disclosure note. The poet has no idea what price he will pay for this success. “‘Slovo’ House” is a story about a generation of Ukrainian artists persecuted by the totalitarian system, unfolding against the backdrop of one of the largest genocides of the 20th century: the Holodomor, which caused the death of almost 7 million people.
Director:
Taras Tomenko
Director of Photography:
Mykhailo Liubarskyi
Editor:
Oleksii Shamin
Mykhailo Liubarskyi
Music:
Alla Zahaikevych
Producer:
Yuliia Cherniavska
Oleh Shcherbyna
Pylyp Illienko
Rostyslav Martiniuk
Screenplay:
Liubov Yakymchuk
Taras Tomenko
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