The scandal around Bucha. Why the film Academy against filming about the atrocities of the Russians near Kiev
At the heart of the script - a real story about how 203 locals were rescued by a citizen of Kazakhstan, who received political asylum in Ukraine - volunteer Konstantin Guduskas. He received the shelter after publishing information on falsification in the presidential election of Kazakhstan. Konstantin Guduskas lived in Bucha.
With the beginning of the Russian invasion, thanks to his passport with Kazakhstan's citizenship, he had the opportunity to pass the territory occupied by the Russians and export civilians, risking his life. "The risk has always been. One of these stories is when we left for a convoy and they opened a fire for us. It was in Vorzel. They put us on the ground, sent a muzzle in the head. I was ready to die when he was driving. He shot. over his head and went.
He said, alive, " - the words of the prototype of the main positive character of the film are released. After the liberation of the Kiev region, the French edition of Le Monde, France 24, British TV channel ITV News, were told about Konstantin Guduskas. Ukrainian directors and screenwriters also paid attention to him and decided to admire these events. "What happened in the occupied territories is about the genocide of the Ukrainian nation," Guduskas said.
"People in France, Germany and Italy do not fully understand what is happening here. Therefore, the main idea is to show the nightmare that the Russian Federation has made, and the heroism . That is, it is a story primarily about a volunteer savior. The presentation in the capital took place with a scope, there were many stars: rock musician Andriy Khlyvnyuk ("Boombox"), director Semen Gorov, actors Olga Sumsk Grebenyuk, TV presenter Alexei Sukhanov. The film was mostly funded by Americans.
"I know there is no state support. I would like to just refer to our executives, who in principle could, and have to support such a topic," Olga Sumska said in a comment on Channel 5 at Treiler Prime Minister. The first episodes have already been removed, but the main shooting process is scheduled for December 2022 and January 2023. The premiere is the anniversary of the tragedy.
From the above, it is clear that the purpose of the project is to draw the world's attention to the tragic events in Bucha. However, after the presentation of "Bucha" with a sharp statement about the untimely artistic embodiment was made by the Ukrainian Film Academy: "The topic of Russia of Russia against Ukraine requires the most delicate approach," the statement reads. - Image itself the risk of conjunctural use of tragedy that we consider unacceptable.
" That is, the authors are accused of conjunction. "To conduct now in the places of direct tragic events of shooting game films with the use of heavy military equipment, pyrotechnics, using the form of Russian military and events containing violence - a reminder of events to those who survived violence, and retraumatization of victims of these events can occur" , - the authors of the appeal indicate. The Ukrainian Film Academy is an association of cinema professionals, founded in 2017.
Among the members of her board - Philip Ilyenko (chairman), producer Denis Ivanov and more. Under her auspices is awarded the national film "Golden Jig". Ironically, one of the main roles, namely, the Russian cat-occupant plays in Bucha, actor Vyacheslav Dovzhenko, who received from the hands of this film Academy in 2018 the prestigious award of "Golden Dziga" for the role of the cyborg-nationalist August.
In Bucha's tape, Vyacheslav Dovzhenko plays a major negative role-the Russian Kata Commander. Judging from the video, it comes out as clearly. So, this talented actor considered it important to star as an occupier. Why? In an interview with 2018, Vyacheslav told me: "War is the territory of absolute evil. " Then he played a Ukrainian hero who fought with this evil. "Fighters do not receive the pleasure of their work," Dovzhenko said about the heroes of the movie "Cyborg".
He has now played a fanatic-public, which is literally the embodiment of the evil of this war. His hero in the roller stands before the Buchans with the following words: "In 1991 a bunch of traitors for the sake of power destroyed a great empire . . . We will save this country. There is no choice: either we or they. And who disagrees, what . . . " He pulls a gun and Shoots the heads of Ukrainian soldiers who stand with tied hands. In the eyes of children, old and women.
"Calm down, you're all normal and it's dirt. We're here to clean you from dirt. " As far as I know is the real words of one of the occupiers. Vyacheslav Dovzhenko is convincing in this role. His character is disgusting. I do not think that such antiheroes are easy to play. And especially I do not see anything in the conjunctural.
By the way, five years ago, the same was spoken about "cyborgs": they say that it takes several years to understand the events related to the defense of the Donetsk airport to understand everything. "I have already understood everything," said the director of the project Akhtem Seitablaev. He and the screenwriter Natalia Vorozhbit did not expect and - the result was excellent, which was confirmed by the Academy. Perhaps everything will work out here - a strong roller.
It also has the main positive character - the same volunteer from Kazakhstan, who removes peaceful people from Bucha. The Academy has initiated two public discussions on this topic - the first will take place on October 2 at 19:00 within the Kharkiv Meet Docs Film Festival. Also planned for panel discussion with directors and critics during the Kiev Week Critics, October 20-26. They invite colleagues and journalists to join these discussions. Have the right.
Although in my memory, this is the first time that some cinematographers found private money under their project and started withdrawing, others were going to make a discussion: why it is bad. And now, from the fact that someone does not like it - you need to stop shooting? Return money to investors, etc. ? While this question is unanswered.