The documentary, headed to the Toronto Film Festival, sees Ukrainian refugees during the first days of Russia’s invasion telling stories of trauma, loss and humanity from within a dusty van as they escape the war's despair and danger.
“Just to show the film in a country that gets it, that understands the importance of support much more than some of these Western European countries, in fact, which is bizarre because the conflict is so far away,” he tellsThe Scotiabank Theatre audience at TIFF during three public screenings will include one of the doc’s Ukrainian producers, Anna Palenchuk, who is now based in Toronto.
“She emigrated not long ago, with her family – she’s got three kids – and she was able to do that, and that’s important to her,” Hamela adds.‘s impact on audiences begins like a slow-building car chase movie, but without having to wreck cop cruisers.
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