The Ukrainian film "Spring" has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival
This was announced by the Ukrainian Film Academy and is also mentioned in the film festival’s announcement.
The film will be screened in the ‘Special Screenings’ section. ‘Spring’ is a joint production between Ukraine, Lithuania and France. Around 80 specialists are working on its creation.
The film is set in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, where Russian forces prohibit the burial of executed Ukrainian civilians.
The main character, 35-year-old priest Andriy, is forced to store the bodies of the dead before they are sent to mass graves. But he mounts a secret resistance: he identifies the deceased, returns them to their families and ensures they receive a dignified burial.
The Cannes Film Festival will take place from 12 to 23 May.
About the Cannes Film Festival
In 2025, 22 films, selected from 2,909 entries from 156 countries, competed for the top prize at the 78th Cannes Film Festival — the Palme d’Or. The winner was the film ‘It Was Just an Accident’ by Iranian director Jafar Panahi.
On the opening day, three films with links to Ukraine were screened: “Zelensky”, “Our War” and “2000 Metres to Andriivka”.
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