Marysia Nikitiuk

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Marysia Nikitiuk

Born January 1, 1986 · Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kyiv, Ukraine] (age 40)

Marysia Nikitiuk (Ukranian: Марися Нікітюк; born in 1986; Kyiv) is a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and fiction writer. She wrote and directed When the Trees Fall (2018) and co-wrote Homeward (2019), both of which have drawn recognition as among the best Ukrainian films. Nikitiuk also directed Lucky Girl (2021) and published a collection of short fiction, The Abyss (2016), which won the Ole…

Known For

In TreesIn Trees · 2014
In Trees
2014
MovieDrama
Two degenerates, the soft sentimental Styopa and the Ukrainian street smart rough and macho Kolya rob the unfinished country houses during a winter's night. Using the alcoholic infused skills of a theif they only manage to steal a satellite dish and a street lamp. At sunrise, they're chased by dogs guarding this area.
The BoundaryThe Boundary · 2025
The Boundary
2025
MovieDrama
Transform the object of manipulation into a part of your creative expression.
LacesLaces · 2016
Laces
2016
MovieAnimation
The film through allegory tells a story of the relationship between two ends of one shoelace while they still are not aware of being one thing.
Lucky GirlLucky Girl · 2023
Lucky Girl
5.92023
MovieDrama
Nina is a successful TV star, but her life changes when she is diagnosed with cancer. Facing a personal crisis, she has to confront her deepest fears.
TracesTraces · 2026
Traces
2026
MovieDocumentary
Despite the deep traces of trauma caused by sexual violence and torture at the hands of Russian troops, Ukrainian women survivors are uniting to break stigma and silence, transforming their testimonies into a powerful form of resistance.
Bloody SeptemberBloody September · 2023
Bloody September
2023
MovieThrillerComedy
Theater and film actor, Mykola Veresen' dies on the set while performing the role of Ivan the Terrible. In the moment of death, his karma transforms into the bloody murderer he embodied, and he falls into Sheol, a common grave for all the dead. The time has a different flow here, the only feelings left are fear and pain. In hell Mykola learns about the confrontation that last for centuries between the white and black vampires, he becomes a puppet in the cruel guerrilla of these two supernatural groups.
When the Trees FallWhen the Trees Fall · 2018
When the Trees Fall
6.02018
MovieFantasyCrime
Five-year-old Vitka and her teenage cousin Larysa both yearn for a life beyond the archaic rules and restricting confines of their small, godforsaken Ukrainian village. Despite her family's staunch objections, Larysa falls wildly in love with Scar, a handsome ex-convict. Hoping to leave their troubled past behind, the two plot their escape. Scar agrees to take on a criminal job in the city. Larysa, meanwhile, fends off an arranged marriage and awaits his return.
BullmastiffBullmastiff · 2020
Bullmastiff
7.52020
MovieDrama
Mitya is a war veteran who is trying to return to normal. He accidentally meets the lost bullmastiff called Roy. Relationships are complicated at first, but in the end, it is Roy who helps Mitya cope with his difficult past.

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GenerationGeneration · 2025
Generation
2025
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Sofia left her hometown of Kramatorsk, went through a difficult process of adapting to a new place, and dreams of becoming an actress. Bozhena, fleeing the war, found refuge in Truskavets, where she became the voice of children who, like her, had lost their homes. Marko and Maria live in Kryvyi Rih under constant shelling, but they continue to fight: the boy is learning to accept his history through creativity, and the girl is actively involved in community activities and building her future in Ukraine. Anna from Kharkiv dreams of becoming an architect and rebuilding her hometown. Veronika, who survived the occupation of Chernihiv, is healing through equestrian sports, and Valeria, whose parents took her to Germany, is still looking for an answer — whether to return or build a future abroad.

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