After the Russian invasion in Ukraine, “The Oath of Pamfir” became a “historic” film, according to its director Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, which does not remove the “political” dimension from this biblical tale which takes place in Ukraine. rural west. This feature film, presented in Cannes and in theaters on Wednesday, was shot in 2019.
Its action takes place in the period after 2014 when this former Soviet republic experienced the pro-Western revolution of the Maidan in kyiv, followed by the annexation of Crimea by Russia and the hybrid war in the East, the beginnings of the conflict. current.
Six members of the “Pamfir” team are currently on the front lines, one has been killed. Since his return from Cannes, the director has followed Ukrainian volunteers with his camera to tell the war day by day. His documentary on anti-tank barrages has already been shown in Toronto, two more are in production.