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A Poem for Little People
Poema dlya malen'kikh lyudey

Director(s): Ivan SautkinUA, LT, GB83 min.2023
83%(16 ratings)
Categoriesdocumentary
Accessibilitynot suitable for minors under 15 years of age
LanguagesUkrainian, Russian (orig.)
SubtitlesEnglish, slovak
Black and white / colourcolor

A cinéma verité look at the most vulnerable caught up in the front lines of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the volunteers of an evacuation team, putting their lives on the line to save them. Through its two parallel plotlines, the film follows the exploits of a volunteer evacuation team in the front lines of Eastern Ukraine, led by young, precociously stoic Anton, as well as the wartime daily lives and unlikely friendship of two elderly women – pragmatic Zinayida and dreamy, starry-eyed Taisija – who decided to stay at their homes in the now de-occupied Chernihiv region. While Anton faces the most visceral horrors of war on a daily basis during his team’s urgent, desperate attempts to rescue the most vulnerable, who are often reluctant or unwilling to leave, Zinayida and Taisija seek to pursue any forms of resistance within their power.

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Projection of A Poem for Little People at IFF Art Film 2024
Pavol Pekarčík Presents
15:00
21. Jun
Film block: A Boy + A Poem for Little People
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Film was already screened
13:30
26. Jun
Film block: A Boy + A Poem for Little People
Film was already screened
Film was already screened