Brothers: The Final Confession Explained
| Brothers: the final confession |
| Native Name: | Braty. Ostannya spovid |
| Director: | Viktoria Trofimenko |
| Producer: | Maxim Asadchiy
Thom Palmen
Igor Savychenko
Victoria Trofimenko |
| Screenplay: | Viktoria Trofimenko |
| Starring: | Nataliya Polovynka
Oleg Mosiychuk
Viktor Demertash |
| Music: | Svyastolav Lunyov |
| Editing: | Tania Khodakivska |
| Studio: | Pronto Film |
| Distributor: | 86PROKAT |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Language: | Ukrainian |
| Gross: | $2 million[1] |
Brothers: the final confession (Ukrainian: Брати. Остання сповідь) is a 2013 Ukrainian drama film directed by Viktoria Trofimenko. The film based on Torgny Lindgren's novel Sweetness, which was published in 1995.[2]
The film was presented at more than twenty film festivals, including three "A" class film forums in Goa, Shanghai and Moscow.[3] [4] On the last one it received the Film Crytics Prize and Best Actress Award for Natalka Polovynka.[5] [6]
The world premiere took place on 28 November 2013 in the main competition at the International Film Festival of India in Goa. In Ukraine, the film was presented at the international film festival "Molodist" on 18 September 2014, and come out in wide release on 24 September 2015.
Plot
The film is a psychological drama developing on the highlands of the Carpathian Mountains. Two helpless old men, brothers, desperately trying to keep up competition with each other in order to prolong their lives. Even though their bodies are decaying and both are sick, the one still wants to outlive the other. But one day a woman enters their remote dwelling.
Cast
- Mykola Bereza as Young Voytko
- Viktor Demertash as Old Stanislav
- Yuri Denysenkov as Saint Christopher
- Roman Lutskiy as Young Stanislav
- Oleg Mosijchuk as Old Voytko
- Nataliya Polovynka as Writer
- Veronika Shostak as Yvha
- Orest Yagish as Demiyon
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Russia and Ukraine gathered to send to the "Oscar" one film. Nikolai Milinevsky. 17 September 2015. 29 September 2015. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923184032/http://vesti-ukr.com/kultura/115168-rossija-i-ukraina-sobralis-otpravit-na-oskar-odin-film. 23 September 2015. live. «Vesti».
- Web site: 'Brothers. The Final Confession' ('Brati. Ostannya spovid'): Hanoi Review . . 5 December 2014 . 29 September 2015.
- Web site: Львівські актори у фільмі Брати. Остання сповідь: розповіді Наталі Половинки та Миколи Берези. Andriy Bondarenko. 17 September 2015. 29 September 2015. uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194905/http://www.varianty.net/29283-lvivski-aktory-u-filmi-braty-ostannia-spovid-rozpovidi-natali-polovynky-ta-mykoly-berezy#. 2015-09-23. dead. «Варіанти».
- Web site: Brati. Ostannya spovid. planetakino.ua. 9 November 2015. 29 September 2015. uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928000823/http://planetakino.ua/odessa2/movies/brothers/. 28 September 2015. dead.
- Web site: Award-winning actress from 'Brothers. The Final Confession' on the importance of 'faith' in art . . 25 September 2015 . 29 September 2015.
- Web site: Брати по крові: сповідь у Карпатах. Anton Filatov. 11 September 2015. 29 September 2015. uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195955/http://gazeta.dt.ua/CULTURE/brati-po-krovi-spovid-u-karpatah-_.html. 23 September 2015. dead. Dzerkalo Tyzhnia.
