Synopsis

Nina, 30, a Ukrainian language teacher who can't leave the city of Luhansk, occupied by separatists in Eastern Ukraine, is forced to undergo retraining courses for teaching Russian. Andrii, 17, is a student who was orphaned in the aftermath of the war. They cross paths when Nina witnesses Andrii being arrested by the police after hanging the Ukrainian flag from the roof of his school. Nina knows that because they live in a world of injustice and lies Andrii can stay in jail for a long time, and she risks her life to free him. As they gravitate towards each other, they try to remind people in the occupied territories that they deserve a future, too.

Aug 25, 2022 at 04:57 AM

Original title: Забуті

Released: Oct 9, 2019

Budget: $625K

Box office: $1.4K

Studios: Directory Films, Jovera Pictures AG/SA, Lehmann Sisters, Ukrainian Institute

Countries: Switzerland, Ukraine