Ukrainian cinema has deep roots in the Soviet era, where directors like Dovzhenko laid the groundwork for a poetic, land-rooted filmmaking tradition. More recently, films like Pamfir show a bold new generation making intensely personal, visually striking work. Browse Macca's reviews below.
Country Ukraine
I always want to meet a film like this halfway, and I tried hard with Rotation, Maryna Er Gorbach's experimental short film, which I caught at the BFI London Film Festival. Gorbach made the quietly devastating Klondike a few years ago, so there is real pedigree here, and
Rating: 2.5★
There are films that challenge you, and then there are films that challenge you before a single frame has properly landed. The Tribe opens its account immediately: no dialogue, no subtitles, no music, no voiceover. Just people, gesturing, and you, squinting, trying to keep up. Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy's Ukrainian
Rating: 2.5★
That opening sequence is something special. We're dropped into a quaint fishing village, Marat heading out to sea with his wife while her younger sister watches from the docks. Then, without warning, a colossal sandstorm rolls in across the horizon, swallowing everything in its path. It's
Genre Action
★★★ — Police Story 4: First Strike (1996)
Genre Drama
★★★ — Pamfir (2022)
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