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russia goodbye

2025 · 105 min

A sobering, satirical drama that follows a woman's disorienting collision with the truth, mixing dark humor with emotional reckoning.

Directed by
Oleksii Kyriushchenko
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Kateryna Varchenko, Andrii Isaienko, Anna Butkevych
Overview
The film tells the story of a Ukrainian woman who has lived in occupation for 10 years, where not only has her brain been completely washed, but she has also become a preacher of sick ideas and fakes about Ukraine herself. According to the plot, due to unforeseen circumstances, the heroine ends up in Western Ukraine, where reality turns her world upside down.

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Directed by
Oleksii Kyriushchenko
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Kateryna Varchenko, Andrii Isaienko, Anna Butkevych
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • politics
  • deception
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Oleksii Kyriushchenko
Written by
Oleksii Kyriushchenko, Serhii Shefir, Yurii Kostiuk
Starring
Kateryna Varchenko, Andrii Isaienko, Anna Butkevych, Aleksey Nagrudnyy, Vitalii Ivanchenko, Slava Krasovska, Artem Miaus, Hryhorii Horobchuk
Cinematography
Serhii Koshel
Runtime
105 min
Country
Ukraine
Languages
Russian, Ukrainian

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