Dying Swan

Dying Swan

2023 · 20 min · Drama

Fedir Orlenko was once a renowned ballet dancer who now lives in a small town. Caught in a long term depression, Fedor decides to end his life, but during his last day, he walks around the city to meet the "ghosts" of his past and once again plunge into the magical world in which he once lived.

Directed by Stephen Fingleton · Written by Oleksii Hladushevskyi

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

2h 4m together

Dying Swan

The Survivalist

Both from Stephen Fingleton.

More from Stephen FingletonSee all →

Insulin

Insulin · 2015

Holed up in a run down pharmacy, a man helps his diabetic wife to survive on dwindling supplies of insulin, trading medicine for food from the outside world. When a stranger comes looking for insulin, and refuses to be turned away, both husband and wife must face the reality of her rapidly shortening life.

The Survivalist

The Survivalist · 2015

The Survivalist

MovieDramaScience Fiction

In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.

One Way

One Way · 2022

MovieActionCrime

On the run with a bag full of cash after a robbing his former crime boss—and a potentially fatal wound—Freddy slips onto a bus headed into a rainy night in Georgia. With his life slipping through his fingers, Freddy is left with very few choices to survive.

Nightride

Nightride · 2022

MovieThrillerDrama

In this single shot thriller, we're in the driver's seat with small-time dealer Budge as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. When the handover goes catastrophically wrong, Budge finds himself in a race against time to find his missing product and get a new buyer before the loan shark tracks him down.

SLR

MovieThrillerDrama

SLR is a short thriller about a man obsessed with "voyeur pornography". When he makes a shocking discovery online, he is forced onto the trail of an anonymous photographer known only by his user name of ANORAK.

Manilla Envelopes

Manilla Envelopes · 2006

Manilla Envelopes

MovieCrimeComedy

Also known as The Battersea Ripper, this is a comic crime thriller set in London concerning a young girl's kidnapping and the hapless police and reporters trying to get to the truth. It has never been released to DVD and has only ever had a limited theatrical screening in 2006.

More Like This

Summer in Berlin

Summer in Berlin · 2005

Summer in Berlin

MovieComedyDrama

An intimate study of two women friends who come to each other because of troubles with everyday life and with men and thus try to enjoy a life based on their ideas.

Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet · 1996

MovieDramaRomance

In this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.

Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress

Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress · 1957

Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress

MovieRomanceDrama

After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter