The movie "Slovo" House" will be shown in Europe and the USA in English: what is it about?

The documentary "Slovo" House" will be screened in English in Europe, Canada, and the United States.

The screenings will be held as part of the project Remember the Past - Fight for the Future, and the film's ambassador is Natalka Cmoc, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Ukraine, the initiators said.

"I want this film to become a voice for writers and artists who face persecution, imprisonment and torture, both in the past and today," she said.

The film will be released in Ukraine on March 20. On February 13, a private screening of the English-language version of the documentary was held for the project's partners.

The film's premieres and meetings with the film's team will take place in the UK, Austria, Germany, Estonia, Canada, France, and the US. The film will be screened in English with Ukrainian subtitles. Representatives of the political and business establishment, diplomats, cultural figures, educators, and university professors will be invited to the private screenings to help achieve the project's goals and spread the key messages.

What the movie is about

The film Slovo House tells the story of one of the greatest crimes of the Soviet regime - the destruction of a powerful artistic movement that emerged in the 20s and 30s in Kharkiv. The most famous artists of Ukrainian culture - writers, poets, painters, and directors - lived in 66 apartments of the house called Slovo. For several years, the intelligentsia, specially gathered in one place, was repressed, shot, or turned into party singers.

"Ukrainian culture has been facing the threat of destruction by Russia for more than a century - it is a systemic, continuous process that continues today. That is why our voice should be heard not only in Kyiv. We are launching a series of international meetings to talk, show, and act - to find common solutions and create new initiatives to preserve and develop Ukrainian culture together," said Yulia Cherniavska, the film's co-producer.

A partner in organizing the screenings of the film "Slovo" House" around the world will be the Berehynia Charitable Foundation, headed by its founder Nadiya Vovk, who actively supports the film's team in all cultural initiatives.

Earlier, OBOZ.UA reported that in May 2024, one of the most anticipated Ukrainian films, "Slovo" House". "An Endless Romance". The historical drama tells the story of legendary Ukrainian writers of the 1930s, the era of the Executed Renaissance.

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