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“Falling” (укр. Стрімголов”»)” — Ukrainian psychological drama of 2017, full-length directorial debut of Maryna Stepanska. The film participated in the main competition program of the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival [4] and the national competition program of the 8th Odessa International Film Festival [5] [6].

In August 2017, the film took part in the selection for the nomination of a Ukrainian film for the 90th anniversary Academy Awards of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the category "Best Foreign Language Film" [7].

Plot
The events of the film take place in modern Kyiv, where the main 27-year-old "non-heroes" are trying to make a difficult choice under the conditions of "heroic time".

Anton, a prodigy musician who fell short of expectations, returns home after two years of study in Switzerland and six months alcohol dependence treatment at a psychoneurological dispensary near Kyiv. His grandfather, a man of strict rules, takes the boy to the village, far from the charms of the big city. One day Anton meets Katya, who is trying to find her place in life just like him. She is about to travel to Berlin with her boyfriend Johann, a German photojournalist whom she met during the Maidan events. However, her meeting with Anton brings new colours to her life and has a profound effect on both of them…

Camera crew

 * Written by — Maryna Stepanska
 * Directed by —  Maryna Stepanska
 * Producers — Olena Ershova, Alla Ovsyannikova, Volodymir Filippov, Andriy Yashchyshyn, Kateryna Lachina
 * Executive producer — Andriy Suyarko
 * Cameraman — Sebastian Thaler
 * Music by —  Mykyta Moiseyev
 * Editing — Boris Peter
 * Production designer — Julia Balan
 * Costume designer — Oksana Melnychuk
 * Sound director — Sergiy Stepansky
 * Casting —  Zinaida Mamontova

Budget
The budget of the film was ₴ 10 million. The film became one of the winners of the Eighth Competitive Selection of the State Agency of Ukraine for Cinema, which 100% sponsored the entire estimate of the film.

Release
In April 2017, the film project won the Meeting Point — Vilnius pitching within the industrial platform of the Vilnius International Film Festival "Kino PAVASARIS" and as a prize won the right to market at the Cannes Film Market. Accordingly, on May 22, 2017, the film was presented at the Cannes Film Market 2017 as part of the program "Vilnius goes to Cannes" presented by the Vilnius International Film Festival.

The film was released for limited Ukrainian distribution for the first time on November 9, 2017. Kinove then became a Ukrainian distributor.

Subsequently, the creators of the film, dissatisfied with the results of the first rental, decided to release the film for the second time in Ukrainian distribution on February 15, 2018, but this time in collaboration with another Ukrainian film distributor "October-rental".

Scandal sorrounding the release of the film
In April 2018, the film's director, Maryna Stepanska, accused the film's producers of selling the VOD rights to the Megogo online cinema for recklessly selling the VOD's rights to the film before the end of the festival's rental. In particular, Stepanska stated, “It is necessary”, at the moment when the international sales agent is negotiating, to quickly drop the film in a package for some pocket change to Megogo, and the next day it is — ta da, on torrents. Together with the whole sold package. It’s premiere at the major American festival in May, rented in Taiwan, and more is in jeopardy. Extinguishing this fire is pointless, it's torrents".”"

Links

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 * Стрімголов на офіційному сайті Марини Степанської (архівна версія)
 * Стрімголов на сайті OIFF (архівна версія)
 * Стрімголов на сайті KVIFF