CinemaOSMovie · 2021 · 2h 0m

Why I'm Alive

77%(3)IMDbHistoryDramaRomance

Mariupol. Pre-war life in a small Ukrainian town on the shore of the Azov Sea, with a good family life, quarrelsome neighbors, amateur opera, denunciations to the NKVD, and a dance floor in the city garden, the persecution of religion and, of course, with love.

Directed byVillen Novak

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 0m
Language
UK
Released
November 4, 2021
Studios
Odesa Film StudioUkrainian State Film AgencyMinistry of Culture of Ukraine

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Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Viktor Zhdanov

Viktor Zhdanov

Oleksa

Maksym Horay

Maksym Horay

Zhenka

Artem Vilbik

Artem Vilbik

Ovsiy

Iryna Melnyk

Iryna Melnyk

Grandma Hanya

Olga Radchuk

Olga Radchuk

Basya

Roland Mishko

Roland Mishko

Lyonchyk

Georgiy Deliev

Georgiy Deliev

Arno

Oleksiy Horbunov

Oleksiy Horbunov

Honcharov

Olena Bondareva-Repina

Olena Bondareva-Repina

Honcharykha

Creative team
Directed by
Villen Novak
Villen Novak
Written by
Yevgeni Mitko
Yevgeni Mitko

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