
When Vitaly (23) leaves his mother and sister behind in Ukraine, he dreams of starting a new life as a student in Munich. On February 24, 2022, that dream is shattered. Overnight, two harsh realities suddenly stand in front of his door: the political state of the world and his own family.
Drama, Germany, 102 min, 2026
Ukrainian, German, Russian, English
kalekone film
in coproduction with
ZDF - Das Kleine Fernsehspiel
in collaboration with
HFF Munich and Smart Casual
funded by FFF Bayern,
supported by
Pharos and
Kamera Ludwig
Vitaly
Eugenia
Tetyana
Fiona
Alina
Maxim
Written by
Directed by
Associate Producer/Production Manager
Producer
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Costume Designer
Hair & Make-up Designer
Production Sound Germany
Production Sound Lithuania
Editors
Original score by
Casting
Casting Germany
Arthur Aliiev
Yelisaveta Tsilyk
Anna Yaremchuk Bobalo
Klara Lange
Alina Danko
Andrii Kudin
Mykyta Gibalenko
Sharyhan Osman
Mykyta Gibalenko
Jennifer Drake
Katharina Kolleczek
Lea Neu
Mirko Hans
Olga Yurasova
Miriam Waldenspuhl
Stefanie Bauer
Xavier Fleming
Ignas Mateika
Boris Gavrilovic
Mykyta Gibalenko
Mykyta Moiseiev
Olga Lyubarova
Greta Baumann