One brother shoots down drones. The other shoots goals. Same war, different battlefields.
The true story of the Mykhailenko brothers: Serhiy, commander of a mobile air defense unit, and Mykola, a player on Ukraine's Olympic soccer team. While one risks his life on the front lines, the other represents his country on the world stage. The film explores the deep connection between two brothers fighting for their country in completely different but interconnected worlds.
Direction
Mula weaves two worlds without cheap parallels
Editing
Match cuts between pitch and bunker: devastating
Director
Volodymyr Mula
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Serhiy's unit actually intercepted a drone during filming; the audio is in the final cut.
The film premiered at Warsaw while Mykola was still competing—Ukrainian athletes used it to pressure IOC on Russian bans.
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