Oleg and the War

Documentary, War · 2017

The film follows 10-year-old Oleg, whose life has been turned upside down by the ongoing war in East Ukraine. Oleg lives with his beloved grandmother Alexandra in a small house in a village on the frontline. Most people have left the village, but Oleg and Alexandra love their life together there and want to stay on and take care of each other. But life is becoming more and more difficult and the war does not seem to end.

Starring

Oleg Afanasyev, Philippa Kowarsky, Alexandra Ryabichkina, Monika Lobkowicz, Oleg Afanasyev, Michael Aaglund, Tobias Janson, Signe Byrge Sørensen

Director

Simon Lereng Wilmont

Producer

Sami Jahnukainen