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Kyiv of Mine: a Cinematic Love Letter to a City Under Siege
“The documentary shines in its refusal to reduce Ukrainians to victims. Instead, it highlights their humanity, revealing a city where laughter and creativity persist even under fire. Western viewers will find themselves confronted not just with images of war, but with a deeper, richer understanding of Ukraine as a modern, soulful nation.“
Kyiv’s spirit endures while under siege and fighting for survival.
Kyiv of Mine: Life, loss and love in a city under siege
‘War is very funny for the first couple of years’: how Russia’s invasion transformed Ukraine’s comedy scene
“After three years in Kyiv, Tymoshenko says his parents have recently returned to their home village outside Nikopol, another frontline city under regular artillery and drone fire. He grew up there in the countryside “playing with sticks”, before moving to Kyiv to study political science.
The authors he read – Plato and Aristotle – do not reflect the non-ideal world today, a place of ‘brute power and money’. He believes there will not be much to laugh about when the war finally ends: “I’m sure Ukraine will win and Russia will burn. But we’ve lost so many people. You can’t imagine Victory Day as ‘Wow!’.”
In the meantime, he suggests things are looking up for Ukrainian female comedians. ‘We will only have female ones because we men will all have died,’ he says blackly.“
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