Films and Movies

**Nezlamna (Battle for Sevastopol)**

is the first Ukrainian film to be distributed by the American company 20th Century Fox. The film’s box-office earnings in the CIS exceeded $9.2 million. Its theater audience alone totaled 2 million viewers. And the TV version of the film attracted an audience of more than 12 million. The film, a biopic about a female sniper during WWII, received 5 awards and 3 nominations at international film festivals. The rights to the picture have been sold to 22 territories.

The breakout of the war shatters the world of a young student, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, forcing her to enlist in the army in 1941. The maiden turns out to be a natural-born sniper, her impressive skill and prowess make her stand out among men and women alike. Seeing Pavlichenko as a tangible threat, the German High Command gives orders to eliminate the girl whatever the cost. In the meanwhile, Lyudmila meets a man and falls in love. War fades into the background... Soon, however, another misfortune befalls Lyudmila leaving the man she loves on the brink of death and herself seriously wounded. The girl is pulled out of combat and later goes to the United States with a publicity visit. Eleanor Roosevelt welcomes Lyudmila in the White House and the two women soon become close. It won't be long before Pavlichenko stands before an audience in Chicago pressing for a second front. Will her words have the capacity to change the course of war?

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**THE STRONGHOLD**

the first Ukrainian fantasy feature which at the time hit record box offices during the first weekend of distribution stole the hearts of millions. Except Ukraine, the film was screened in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Spain, Japan, etc.

The filming lasted for almost a year preceded by two years of preparation. 1500 experts were involved, a wooden fortress of Kyiv Rus times built and about 150 unique costumes made.

The Stronghold is a Ukrainian adventure/fantasy film based on the same-name book. A present-day schoolboy Vit'ko goes a thousand years into past.

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**LOVE IN CHAINS**

Love in Chains period drama set several viewing records at once. During the premiere screening in February 2019, STB channel became the slot leader by commercially active audience 18-54 (50 +), overtaking other TV channels by 37 per cent and more!

The last episode of Love in Chains first season had record-breaking numbers for STB series: the ranking amounted to 6.67, and the share was 20.68 (18-54, 50+). The peak share during the last minute of the first episode was 23.82.

In July the series was shown on TVP 1, a central Polish channel, and with great success!  Zniewolona (project title in translation) became the most popular program of Polish television in July. The last episodes of the second season were watched by 3.5 million viewers

Katerina Verbitskaya was raised as a noble lady with her godmother Anna Chervinskaya but for the whole world she was only the property of Peter Chervinsky. She falls in love with the nobleman Alexey Kosach who knows nothing about her origin. On the way to freedom and love, the serf maid will have to overcome a lot of trials.

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**CHERNOBYL**

The five-part series premiered in the United States on May 6, 2019, and concurrently in the United Kingdom on May 7, to critical acclaim. At the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, it received nineteen nominations and won for Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Writing, while Harris, Skarsgård, and Watson received acting nominations. At the 77th Golden Globe Awards, the series won for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Skarsgård won for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film.

Soviet nuclear physicist Valery Legasov (Jared Harris), Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Boris Shcherbina (Stellan Skarsgård), and Soviet nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk (Emily Watson) are some of the people who worked to stop radioactive material from spreading further during the 1986 nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in this HBO/Sky co-production five-part miniseries.

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**SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE**

The series is produced by Kvartal 95, which was founded by Volodymyr Zelensky, the male lead. It would become much more involved in Ukraine's actual politics; on 31 March 2018, a political party named after the television series was registered with the Ministry of Justice. Furthermore, Zelensky, who played the protagonist of the series as the President of Ukraine, was actually elected President of Ukraine on 21 April 2019.

A political comedy about ordinary school teacher becoming the President of Ukraine. He tries to live an ordinary life without all 'President's privileges' and works really hard to build a new country and fight the army of corrupted and deceitful bureaucrats.

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