The Wild Fields
| The Wild Fields | |
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| Ukrainian | Дике поле |
| Directed by | Yaroslav Lodygin |
| Produced by | Volodymyr Yatsenko, Miklosh Himnesh |
| Written by | Serhiy Zhadan, novel “Voroshylovhrad” |
| Screenplay by | Serhiy Zhadan, Natalia Vorozhbit, Yaroslav Lodigin |
| Based on |
“Voroshylovhrad” by Serhiy Zhadan |
| Starring | Oleg Moskalenko, Vladimir Yamnenko, Oleksiy Gorbunov, Ruslan Khazipov, George Povolotsky, Eugene Muts, Igor Portyanko |
| Cinematography | Limelite (Київ), Film Brut (Цюрих) |
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| Country | Ukraine |
| Language | Ukrainian, Russian, dialect |
The Wild Fields (Ukrainian: Дике поле) is a film based on Serhiy Zhadan’s novel “Voroshylovhrad”. Its genre is eastern. The film was developed by LIMELITE Production in collaboration with TV Channel “Ukraine”, Media Group Ukraine, Ukrainian State Film Agency (Derzhkino) and a Swiss production studio “Film Brut”.
The release is scheduled for 11 October 2018, prior to which it will be shown at various film festivals.
The screen version of Serhiy Zhadan’s novel has already won The Connecting Cottubs Best Pitch Award 2016, The Connecting Cottubs Producers Network Award 2016, The Connecting Cottubs Pitch Award 2017 and The Connecting Cottubs Work-In-Progress Award 2017.
Plot
The protagonist, Herman has to come back to his native Donbass after years spent away. He has to look into the case of his brother’s sudden disappearance. Herman meets real and unreal characters, his childhood friends and the local mafia. And suddenly, to his own surprise, he decides to stay in his native town with people who love and believe him and need his defense.
Starring
- Oleg Moskalenko
- Vladimir Yamnenko
- Oleksiy Gorbunov
- Ruslan Khazipov
- George Povolotsky
- Eugene Muts
- Igor Portyanko