THE DAUGHTER
by Egor Olesov
synopsis
25 February 2022. War-torn Ukraine. Seventeen-year-old hearing-impaired Olga, along with her father Roman, stepmother Marina and younger brother Sashko, is about to embark on a dangerous journey to the west of the country to escape the advancing Russian forces. However, their house is suddenly occupied by enemy soldiers. The intruders intimidate the family and subject them to severe treatment. Amidst this, the conflict between Olga and her stepmother, whom Olga blames for her parents’ divorce, intensifies. Caught between life and death, in a dramatic relationship between hostages and invaders, Olga must put aside all family grudges and use her last strength to try to survive and save her family.
international title: | The Daughter |
original title: | Донька |
country: | Ukraine, United Kingdom |
year: | 2024 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Egor Olesov |
film run: | 97' |
screenplay: | Tamara Molotkova |
cast: | Elizaveta Kozlova, Akhtem Seitablayev, Anastasia Karpenko, Miron Shuvalov, Dmytro Burma, Artem Sukhina, Stanislav Babzhenko, Ivan Doskich |
cinematography by: | Yuri Korol |
film editing: | Egor Olesov |
music: | Dario Vero |
producer: | Olga Maksiuk, Egor Olesov |
production: | United Heroes |