Pamfir

Pamfir

2022 · 100 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, Crime

When reformed ex-smuggler Pamfir returns home to his village on the Ukrainian border after working abroad for several years, he’s determined to earn an honest living and set a good example for his beloved teenage son Nazar. But in a town where corruption runs deep and crime and religion are inextricably linked, his plan is quickly thwarted when Nazar sets fire to the local church in a misguided effort to keep him at home. To pay for the damage, Pamfir must take on one last job for a crime syndicate operating a risky smuggling venture in a place where all the rules have changed.

Directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyi-Sobchuk · Written by Dmytro Sukholytkyi-Sobchuk

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