Black Shawl

Black Shawl

2025 · 27 min · Drama

A mother and daughter are going through hard times in a refugee camp. The father has disappeared while fighting for Ukraine’s freedom, leaving them among other women with similar fates. Fear, uncertainty, and crushing loneliness are emotions almost all of them know well. Yet even growing closer to one another carries risks – not all of which they are aware.

Directed by Kamila Boichenko · Written by Kamila Boichenko

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

2h 23m together

Black Shawl

People

Both from Kamila Boichenko.

More from Kamila BoichenkoSee all →

People

When the war in Ukraine breaks out, five women representing various generations and attitudes engage in a desperate fight to save themselves and their loved ones. Thrown together by life, they are protagonists in an uplifting story about life, courage, sacrifice and the power of human spirit.

They Were All Named Anzhelika

They Were All Named Anzhelika · 2026

They Were All Named Anzhelika

MovieComedyDrama

In a tacky beauty salon, Anżelika works as a manicurist, dozing off between stations and listening to the stories of her clients. She is trying to return to her law studies when her chaotic daily life is disrupted by an unplanned pregnancy. Amidst other people’s opinions, guinea pigs and conversations with an AI bot, she searches for meaning and her own voice.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter