A BIT OF A STRANGER (Reihe: Postkino-UA)

In the organizer's words:

UKR 2024, documentary film, 90 min

Director: Svitlana Lishchynska

Language: OmeU (Ukrainian, German with English subtitles)

Svitlana, the director and protagonist of the film, grew up in Mariupol during the Soviet era, when all individuality was suppressed. Even years after moving to Kyiv and living in independent Ukraine, she is still searching for a clear identity. There are four generations of women in her family and each generation grew up under different political conditions. 10 days before the Russian invasion, the family gathers in Kyiv to celebrate little Stefania's birthday. No one has returned to Mariupol. Instead of the destroyed house in their hometown, there is a void that now has to be filled with a lot of reflection on what is painful and important.

The film will be followed by a discussion with director Svitlana Lishchynska and cultural scientist Mariam Naiem.

ENG: Svitlana, the director and protagonist of the film, grew up in Mariupol during the Soviet era, when all individuality was suppressed. Even years after moving to Kyiv and living in independent Ukraine, she is still searching for a clear identity. There are four generations of women in her family, and each generation grew up under different political conditions. 10 days before the Russian invasion, the family gathers in Kyiv to celebrate little Stefania's birthday. No one has returned to Mariupol. Instead of the destroyed house back home, there is a void that now needs to be filled with a lot of reflection on what is painful and important.

The film will be followed by a discussion with director Svitlana Lishchynska and cultural scientist Mariam Naiem.

The event is part of the PostKino-UA project, which was created in collaboration with Takflix and Nadia Parfan and is funded by the International Cooperation Department of the City of Leipzig.
The screening is part of the PostKino-UA project, based on a cooperation with Takflix and Nadia Parfan, funded by the Office for International Affairs of the city of Leipzig

Price information:

- 7.00 € (regular) - 5.50 € (reduced*) - 3.50 € (with Leipzig Pass, disabled pass, volunteer pass) - Films longer than 130 min: + 1.00 € - Tickets are available online (plus € 0.70 booking fee), remaining tickets at the Box Office.