“The Oath of Pamfir”: in the harshness of the Ukrainian Carpathians

Shot well before the start of the war but after the invasion of Crimea, this first film by a Ukrainian director is full of ancient violence passed down by tradition. The strong characters, the difficult family relationships as well as the landscapes are brilliantly filmed in magnificent images. The violence of the men and the … Read more

Cinema: “The oath of Pamfir”: sumptuous film

Filmed in 2019, “The Oath of Pamfir” comes straight from the borders of Ukraine, on the Moldavian and Romanian border. Its young director, Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk,tells the story of the struggle of a father dreaming of a better life for his son, and implicitly, the aspiration of a country to… Filmed in 2019, “The Oath of … Read more