July 4, 2015
Release Date

The Living Fire (2015)

Name: The Living Fire
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-07-04

1h 17m

Running Time

July 4, 2015
Release Date

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Plot.

“Lives begin and end, but everything goes back to the earth.” A tour-de-force of cinematography and sound design, this captivating, award-winning documentary looks at three generations of sheepherders in the Carpathian Mountains. While father and son take their flock on their annual journey through the highlands, the 82-year-old widower Vasyl reflects on his past back home. A sublime look at the cycles of life and the waning of tradition.

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Cast & Crew.

Ostap Kostyuk

Director

Hennadiy Kofman

Producer

Alla Zahaikevych

Composer

Mykyta Kuzmenko

Cinematographer

Petro Tsymbal

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
July 4, 2015

Original Name
Жива ватра

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 17m

Budget
$53,500

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2024-09-21

Wiki.

The Living Fire (Ukrainian: Жива ватра) is a Ukrainian documentary film directed by Ostap Kostyuk. The film tells about the life of shepherds in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains, and the fate of traditional skills in the context of the modern world.

The cinema version of the film (77 minutes of running time) was first released in Ukrainian film distribution on September 29, 2016. The TV version of the film (52 minutes of running time) was first released on UA:First on November 19, 2016. The release of the TV version was preceded by a crowdfunding fundraiser on the Ukrainian platform Spilnokosht, which was successfully completed and the creators of the film managed to raise more than ₴70 thousand.In 2017, the film won 2 nominations for the Ukrainian National Film Award, the "Golden Dzyga."