19 minutes to break your heart and make you question everything about love.
A look at young lovers and their delicate relationship. And about making a hard choice between the life of your lover of the life of an elderly neighbour.
Direction
Maksymchuk squeezes lifetime of regret into 19 mins.
Acting
Adamovych's face does what dialogue cannot.
Director
Anastasiya Maksymchuk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ukrainian short film tradition often explores impossible ethical landscapes through intimate domestic spaces.
The 19-minute runtime mirrors the brief window for medical intervention, forcing viewers into the same time pressure as the protagonist.
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