Forever-Forever

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Forever-Forever
Directed byAnna Buryachkova
Written byAnna Buryachkova
Marina Stepanska
StarringZachary Shadrin
CinematographyOlena Chekhovska
Edited byYuri Reznichenko
Music byLika Bugaeva
Release date
  • September 5, 2023 (2023-09-05) (Venice)
LanguageUkrainian

Forever-Forever (Ukrainian: Назавжди-Назавжди, romanizedNazavzhdy-Nazavzhdy) is a 2023 coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Anna Buryachkova at her feature film debut. A co-production between Ukraine and Netherlands, it premiered in the Orizzonti Extra section at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2]

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

  • Zachary Shadrin as Dzhura
  • Alina Cheban as Tonia
  • Arthur Aliiev as Sania
  • Yelyzaveta Tsilyk as Lera
  • Daria Zhykharska as Ira

Production[edit]

The film was penned during the 2020 COVID-19 quarantine.[3] It was shot in Kyiv, with shootings being wrapped two weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]

Reception[edit]

The film was awarded best film at the 2023 FilmFestival Cottbus.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Barraclough, Leo (31 July 2023). "Love Triangle Drama 'Forever-Forever' Picked Up by Pluto Film Ahead of Venice Film Festival Premiere". Variety. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ Petkova, Savina (9 September 2023). "Review: Forever-Forever". Cineuropa. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ Kudlac, Martin (28 September 2023). "Venice 2023 Review: FOREVER-FOREVER, Post-Soviet Young and Restless". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ Ntim, Zac (31 August 2023). "'Forever-Forever' Trailer: First Look At Venice Orizzonti Pic From Ukrainian Filmmaker Anna Buryachkova". Deadline. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Cottbuser Filmfestival: Forever-Forever über postsowjetisches Kiew gewinnt". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 12 November 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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