Art
Roman Adamovych
Born July 26, 1945 · Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine] (age 81)
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Known For
Car Washers · 2001Car Washers
★ 8.02001
MovieCrimeDrama
Kyiv in the nineties, tainted by a serious economic collapse and rising crime. A group of kids boost the family budget by washing cars at a gas station whose proprietors make a living in a rather dodgy way. The story is narrated by the 13-year-old protagonist, who eventually discovers how much this society has affected him.
Metropolitan Andrey · 2008Metropolitan Andrey
★ 6.22008
MovieDramaHistory
Story about Metropolitan of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Andrey Sheptytsky who opposed repressive totalitarian regimes of Stalin and Hitler and chose the path of service to God and people.
Amulet · 1991Amulet
★ 6.01991
MovieHorror
A story of two brothers who leave rural Polesiya to seek a better life in Kyiv. One of them quickly finds himself atop the wheel of fortune and the other -- at its bottom. The first brother dies mysteriously and the second brother attempts to take over his work, but in the process begins to lose his humanity, slowly transforming into an undead monster. Based on a story by Vladimir Drozd, "Amulet" is a rare example of horror cinema in the history of Ukrainian film.
The Wave Runner · 2007The Wave Runner
★ 1.02007
MovieRomanceAdventure
A pianist named Garvey, while traveling on a tour, gets off the train to buy cigarettes, and learns from a salesgirl that the cities imagined by Grin really exist. Forgetting about his tour, he goes to one of these cities, where he meets the captain of “The Wave Runner”…
A Friend of the Deceased · 1997A Friend of the Deceased
★ 5.21997
MovieDramaComedy
Tolla is an unemployed translator whose wife is leaving him. Despondent and weak, he submits to the suggestion of an acquaintance to have a contract placed on the man that his wife is seeing. Instead, however, he arranges for the hit to be placed on himself. Before the contract is executed, he develops a relationship with a prostitute, and then changes his mind. In order to survive he takes the obvious course of action, which turns out to have possibly been unnecessary, and then he must deal with the guilt.
The Tale of Ivan, Pan and Poverty · 1977The Tale of Ivan, Pan and Poverty
★ 1.01977
MovieAnimation
One gentleman did not give rest to ordinary people, all his offerings and dues were not enough. On purpose, he went home with the poor, taking the last thing he found. It was the turn of Ivan, who did not grieve that they took away their hard-won possessions, but decided to punish the impudent villain and his henchmen, resorting to one trick…
The Tiger in the Teapot · 1972The Tiger in the Teapot
★ 4.01972
MovieAnimation
One day a large and friendly family gathered for tea. The family had a favorite porcelain teapot. The mother made some sweets for tea and went to the kitchen to make tea. Suddenly, she saw a tiger cub in the teapot, and somewhat rudely asked the tiger cub to come out, but it did not want to do so. The other members of the family also asked the tiger cub rudely, and only the youngest daughter was able to persuade the tiger cub to come out, because she asked it affectionately.
Cabbages and Kings · 1979Cabbages and Kings
★ 5.81979
MovieComedy
Everything would have gone on as usual in the island of Anchuria, if not for a small suitcase filled with hundreds of thousands of dollars that suddenly turned up at the local barber's, and the mysterious stranger who one day was washed ashore by the waves on the coast of Anchuria...







