Photophobia (2023)
1h 11m
Running Time
October 26, 2023Release Date
Photophobia (2023)
1h 11m
Running Time
October 26, 2023Release Date
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Plot.
On a cold February morning, 12-year-old Niki and his family arrive at the Kharkiv metro station to take shelter from the terrifying war raging outside. For Niki's family, daylight is synonymous with mortal danger, and the boy is not allowed to leave the station premises, living under the constant glow of their neon lights. While aimlessly wandering around the abandoned cars and full platforms, Niki meets Vika (11), and a new world opens up to him. As their bond strengthens, the children find the courage once again to feel the sun on their faces.
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Cast & Crew.

Nikita Tyshchenko
Niki

Viktoriia Mats
Vika

Yana Yevdokymova
Niki's mother

Yevhenii Borshch
Niki's stepfather

Anna Tyshchenko
Anya

Vitaly Pavlovitch
Cowboy

Tatiana Valentynovna
Doctor

Ivan Ostrochovský
Story / Editor / Screenplay / Director of Photography / Producer / Director

Pavol Pekarčík
Story / Editor / Co-Producer / Screenplay / Director / Director of Photography

Vanessa Biermannová
Executive Producer

Michal Novinski
Original Music Composer

Roman Kurhan
Original Music Composer

Helena Osvaldová
Co-Producer

Marek Leščák
Screenplay

Martina Netíková
Executive Producer

Jakub Mahler
Creative Producer

Kristýna Květová
Producer

Jakub Jurásek
Sound

Tomáš Michálek
Producer

Martin Piga
Editor

Denis Ivanov
Co-Producer

Dušan Kozák
Sound

Katarína Tomková
Producer

Albert Malinovský
Producer
Media.

Details.
Release DateOctober 26, 2023
Original NameSvetloplachosť
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 11m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
kharkiv, ukraine
underground
Wiki.
Photophobia is a 2023 docudrama film written and directed by Ivan Ostrochovský, and Pavol Pekarčík. It premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar, in which it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award. A co-production between Slovakia, Czech Republic and Ukraine, it was shot in Ukraine during the Russian invasion.
The film was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
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