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15. Invisible Battalion
Invisible Battalion reveals the untold story of Ukrainian women fighting on the frontlines. This film breaks stereotypes by showing how these brave women play a vital role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. | © Takflix
14. The Distant Barking of Dogs
10-year-old Oleg watches his childhood fade away as the war takes its toll. Living with his grandmother in a nearly empty village on the frontline of eastern Ukraine, he learns that close bonds are essential for survival in danger. | © Cinephil
13. No Obvious Signs
No Obvious Signs is one of the few documentaries dedicated to the importance of women’s post-war mental health. It follows Ukrainian Army Major Oksana Yakubova as she shares her journey through diary-like footage during her health treatments. | © Tabor Production
12. Butterfly Vision
This film follows the mental health struggles of a woman veteran named Lilia, known as Butterfly. After returning from Russian captivity as an air scout, Lilia faces challenges with her family, friends, and partner while dealing with the shock of an unexpected pregnancy from abuse during her captivity. | © Takflix
11. Life to the Limit
Life to the Limit follows war veterans Pavlo Peleshok and Yuriy Ivanyshyn as they share a personal look at Ukraine's conflict from 2014 to 2022. With diary-style footage mixed with simple family moments, the film shows how the country has changed through years of war. | © Netflix
10. Ukraine on Fire
Igor Lopatonok shows how Ukraine’s long history of power struggles has set the stage for today’s conflicts. The film explains that events like the 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2014 Maidan uprising were influenced by nationalist groups and foreign interests, as revealed by investigative journalist Robert Parry. | © Cinema Libre
9. Homeward
Nariman Aliev tells the story of Mustafa, a grieving Crimean father who journeys from Kyiv back to Crimea to give his fallen son a traditional Muslim burial. Along the way, passionate clashes with his younger son Alim spark a deep exploration of family, tradition, and the struggle to reconcile differing generational values. | © O'Brother Distribution
8. Atlantis
A year after Ukraine's victory, a soldier suffering from PTSD befriends a young volunteer hoping to restore peaceful energy to a war-torn society. | © Takflix
7. The Earth Is Blue as an Orange
In this poignant film by Ukrainian director Iryna Tsilyk, a single mother of four creates a sanctuary of warmth and resilience in a once-peaceful town now ravaged by war. Amid constant explosions and despair, the family's enduring bonds illuminate the inner strength and light of the human spirit. | © Albatros Communicos
6. Alisa in Warland
Filmmaker Alisa Kovalenko shows her journey from the Revolution of Dignity to the 2014 invasion as a raw and intimate diary of resistance. Merging moments of quiet reflection with fierce scenes of combat, she wields both her camera and a gun as symbols of her unyielding fight for the future of Ukraine. | © Takflix
5. Bucha
The story of a Jewish refugee from Kazakhstan who in the spring of 2022 saved hundreds of Ukrainians in Bucha and other cities and towns occupied by Russian troops. | © Netflix
4. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
A documentary on the unrest in Ukraine during 2013 and 2014, as student demonstrations supporting European integration grew into a violent revolution calling for the resignation of President Viktor F. Yanukovich. | © Netflix
3. Donbass
In the Donbas region, the lines between truth and fiction blur as propaganda and manipulation seep into every aspect of daily life. This surreal documentary offers an unflinching exploration of how relentless violence and human rights abuses have reshaped the lives of civilians. | © Ukrainian State Film Agency
2. Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die
It is a story of a several-week-long military duty in September 2014. A group of military volunteers comes to Donetsk Airport for the first time – the Airport has been held by Ukrainians for more than four months of war. | © Idas Film
1. 20 Days in Mariupol
Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov captures the first 20 days of Mariupol’s descent into chaos as the city is bombarded, devastated, and overtaken during the first months of the war. Chernov and his team documented the raw resilience and heart-wrenching despair of people facing relentless warfare. | © PBS Distribution
