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Pamfir

2022 · 100 min

A slow-burning, atmospheric descent into moral compromise, steeped in local ritual and quiet dread.

Directed by
Dmytro Sukholytkyi-Sobchuk
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Oleksandr Yatsentiuk, Solomiia Kyrylova, Stanislav Potiak
Overview
When reformed ex-smuggler Pamfir returns home to his village on the Ukrainian border after working abroad for several years, he’s determined to earn an honest living and set a good example for his beloved teenage son Nazar. But in a town where corruption runs deep and crime and religion are inextricably linked, his plan is quickly thwarted when Nazar sets fire to the local church in a misguided effort to keep him at home. To pay for the damage, Pamfir must take on one last job for a crime syndicate operating a risky smuggling venture in a place where all the rules have changed.

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Directed by
Dmytro Sukholytkyi-Sobchuk
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Oleksandr Yatsentiuk, Solomiia Kyrylova, Stanislav Potiak
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • corruption
  • crime
  • redemption
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Dmytro Sukholytkyi-Sobchuk
Written by
Dmytro Sukholytkyi-Sobchuk
Starring
Oleksandr Yatsentiuk, Solomiia Kyrylova, Stanislav Potiak, Olena Khokhlatkina, Myroslav Makoviichuk, Ivan Sharan, Oleksandr Yarema, Andrii Kyrylchuk
Music
Laëtitia Pansanel-Garric
Cinematography
Mykyta Kuzmenko
Runtime
100 min
Country
Chile, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Ukraine, Netherlands
Languages
Ukrainian

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