PORCELAIN WAR
14A Language/Frightening Scenes/Violence
The Ukrainian Canadian Congress, London Branch, invites the London community to a special screening of the award-winning, Oscar-nominated documentary, Porcelain War, to mark the 3rd year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Monday, February 24th at 7pm
Made possible with the support of our sponsor:
Hyland Cinema, 240 Wharncliffe Rd. S.
Tickets: $10 (at door) | $11.50 (online)
Amidst the chaos and destruction of the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, three artists defiantly find inspiration and beauty as they defend their culture and their country. In a war waged by professional soldiers against ordinary civilians, Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko and Andrey Stefanov choose to stay behind, armed with their art, their cameras and, for the first time in their lives, their guns. Despite daily shelling, Anya finds resistance and purpose in her art, Andrey takes the dangerous journey to get his young family to safety abroad, and Slava becomes a weapons instructor for ordinary people who have become unlikely soldiers. As the war intensifies, Andrey picks up his camera to film their story, and on tiny porcelain figurines, Anya and Slava capture their idyllic past, uncertain present and hope for the future. Co-directed by Leontyev and Brendan Bellomo, with extraordinary footage from first-time cinematographer Stefanov, Porcelain War embodies the passion and fight, that only an artist can put back into the world when it's crumbling around them.
Porcelain War Reviews:
"The film is an immediate and gripping look at life during wartime, thanks to remarkable, on-the-ground footage shot by Stefanov, a first-time cinematographer." | Loren King - Rotten Tomatoes
"It’s both a ground-level report of life during wartime, and an urgent manifesto on the power of creation to stand against destruction." | Rob Thomas - Rotten Tomatoes
"It's breathtaking." | Tim Cogshell - Rotten Tomatoes
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