Amidst the chaos and destruction of the ruthless Russian invasion of Ukraine, three artists defiantly find inspiration and beauty as they defend their culture and their country.

In a war waged by professional soldiers against ordinary civilians, Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko and Andrey Stefanov choose to stay behind, armed with their art, and, for the first time in their lives, the guns. As the fighting intensifies, Andrey picks up his camera to film the story, and on tiny porcelain figurines, Anya and Slava capture their idyllic past, uncertain present and hope for the future. Besides being an artist, Slava is also a weapons instructor for ordinary people who have become unlikely soldiers. PORCELAIN WAR embodies the passion and fight that only an artist can put back into the world when it’s crumbling around them. With stunning animations, heart-wrenching reflections and captivating DakhaBrakha’s music the film won the 2024 Sundance Festival Grand Jury Prize.

Partner of the screening: UKRAINA Film Festival!

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS: Sundance Film Festival 2024 - Winner Grand Jury Prize Best Documentary, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024 - Nominee Právo Audience Award, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 2024 - Winner Audience Award, Seattle International Film Festival 2024 - Winner Golden Space Needle Award Best Documentary, Sydney Film Festival 2024 - Winner GIO Audience Award, Sarasota Film Festival 2024 - Winner Jury Prize, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2024 - Nominee Best International Documentary, Telluride Mountain Film Festival 2024 - Winner Special Jury Prize Best Documentary Feature, Boulder International FF 2024 - Winner Grand Jury Prize Best Documentary Feature, Winner Audience Award Feature Length Film, Dallas International FF 2024 - Winner Special Jury Prize Cinematography, Winner Audience Award Best International Feature, Bali International Film Festival 2024 - Winner Jury Special Award Best Documentary, Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2024 - Nominee Amnesty International Poland Award

07-11-2024 20:15, KINO MURANÓW

Language: Ukrainian, Russian    Subtitles: Polish, English