Directing

Oleh Fialko

Born June 28, 1946 · Дружківка, Сталінська область, УРСР (нині Донецька область України)

Died July 27, 2024 · aged 78

Ukrainian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the Film Studies and Directing Departments (in Mykola Mashchenko’s workshop) of the Kyiv Karpenko-Kary Theatre Institute. Honored Artist of Ukraine. Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine. Recipient of the Order of Merit, 3rd Class. Secretary of the Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine. Head of the Ukrainian Oscar…

Known For

Volchiy Island

Volchiy Island · 1970

The year is 1962. Returning after an important mission, the polar aviation pilot Tagilov saves a young woman, Tatyana, who is stranded on a chipped ice floe. She is a doctor.

Scourge of God

Scourge of God · 1989

After leaving prison, 40 years old Lyashenko robbed a man at the station and, along with the money, stole a passport. Realizing that he had robbed his childhood friend, Lyashenko decided to return the stolen goods. A night conversation between the tramp Leonid Lyashenko and the successful official.

Punchy Man

Punchy Man · 1980

The new young director of the car depot shows energy and the ability to come to an agreement with everyone for the common good, but his principle “you - for me, I - for you” has not yet been approved by the car depot team...

I'm Coming to You...

I'm Coming to You... · 1970

I'm Coming to You...

MovieRomanceDrama

The main motive of the film - a tragic love of Lesya Ukrainka to Marxist revolutionary Sergei Merzhinskiy. The film is about the poetess' trip to her beloved, in the literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.

Man's Bread

Man's Bread · 1973

1944. A hungry boy, Mykola, must carry food to his grandfather through a snow-covered, impoverished Ukrainian village—and come to understand the true value of the last piece of bread on his own.

The Return of Butterfly

The Return of Butterfly · 1983

The Return of Butterfly

Dedicated to the life and work of the Ukrainian singer Solomiya Krushelnytska (1873-1952), the owner of a voice of extraordinary beauty and strength. In 1893-1939 she performed in opera theaters in Europe and America, in 1939 she returned to her homeland. The film is based on the real facts of the singer's life and is constructed as her memoirs.

How the Steel Was Tempered

How the Steel Was Tempered · 1973

How the Steel Was Tempered

The path of a young revolutionary during the formation of Soviet power during the Bolshevik coup.

Pit

World War II. Three German soldiers and two civilians are relaxing in nature. Laughter, dancing, and songs gradually turn into cruel games and violence.

Filmography

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Volchiy Island

Volchiy Island · 1970

The year is 1962. Returning after an important mission, the polar aviation pilot Tagilov saves a young woman, Tatyana, who is stranded on a chipped ice floe. She is a doctor.

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Scourge of God

Scourge of God · 1989

After leaving prison, 40 years old Lyashenko robbed a man at the station and, along with the money, stole a passport. Realizing that he had robbed his childhood friend, Lyashenko decided to return the stolen goods. A night conversation between the tramp Leonid Lyashenko and the successful official.

Screenplay

Punchy Man

Punchy Man · 1980

The new young director of the car depot shows energy and the ability to come to an agreement with everyone for the common good, but his principle “you - for me, I - for you” has not yet been approved by the car depot team...

Director

I'm Coming to You...

I'm Coming to You... · 1970

I'm Coming to You...

MovieRomanceDrama

The main motive of the film - a tragic love of Lesya Ukrainka to Marxist revolutionary Sergei Merzhinskiy. The film is about the poetess' trip to her beloved, in the literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.

First Assistant Director

Man's Bread

Man's Bread · 1973

1944. A hungry boy, Mykola, must carry food to his grandfather through a snow-covered, impoverished Ukrainian village—and come to understand the true value of the last piece of bread on his own.

Director

The Return of Butterfly

The Return of Butterfly · 1983

The Return of Butterfly

Dedicated to the life and work of the Ukrainian singer Solomiya Krushelnytska (1873-1952), the owner of a voice of extraordinary beauty and strength. In 1893-1939 she performed in opera theaters in Europe and America, in 1939 she returned to her homeland. The film is based on the real facts of the singer's life and is constructed as her memoirs.

Director

How the Steel Was Tempered

How the Steel Was Tempered · 1973

How the Steel Was Tempered

The path of a young revolutionary during the formation of Soviet power during the Bolshevik coup.

Assistant Director

Pit

World War II. Three German soldiers and two civilians are relaxing in nature. Laughter, dancing, and songs gradually turn into cruel games and violence.

Writer

It's Me

It's Me · 2015

A melodramatic story about a modern Russian family that, by a whim of fate, ends up in Ukraine. Yana, a successful Russian businesswoman, comes from Russia to a small Ukrainian town to live with her parents. Here, in Ukraine, lives her eight-year-old daughter, who has been raised by her grandparents and the family of Yana's younger sister from an early age. The whole family was looking forward to the arrival of a guest from Russia, but after waiting for her arrival, unforeseen conflicts arise in the family.

Screenplay

Imitator

Imitator · 1991

The young man decides to go into business. The main advantage of "novice businessman" is a great ability to mimic other people's voices.

Director

Chaotic Flight

Chaotic Flight · 1978

Sea elements are fraught with many secrets. No crew is safe from emergencies that may occur at sea when they enter the open sea. The film tells a story that happened with the crew of an old tugboat "Dolphin". The ship fell into a terrible storm and, unable to overcome weather conditions, stood on stones. The crew led by the captain promptly leaves the ship, only the engineer Samokhin remains on the ship.

Director