Prominent Ukrainian directors and producers are calling for people to “lower the iron cultural curtain around Russia” as Vladimir Putin's deadly invasion rages on.
who warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made the release of any Ukrainian films this year “unlikely.” Gorlova demanded a boycott of Russian cinema until there is a “complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine,” reparation payments made to Ukrainians for Russian military interference dating back to 2014, and “completion of the investigation into Russia’s crimes against Ukraine in Hague.
Said Lukich, “I was evacuating my children, and I was unable to take film materials to a safe place. So now we just hope they will not be destroyed. But does it matter now? Not really…The other things matter now…As a member of the Ukrainian film community, I’m asking you to join the boycott of Russian films and culture.
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