Sceneggiatura / Screenplay: Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi, Maksym Nakonechnyi. Fotografia / Photography: Viacheslav Tsvietkov, Khrystyna Lizogub, Denys Melnyk. Montaggio / Editing: Yelizaveta Smith, Simon Mozgovyi, Alina Gorlova, Dieter Pichler (consulente / consultant). Musica / Music: Peter Kutin. Suono / Sound: Mykhailo Zakutskyi, Peter Kutin. Produzione / Produced by: Tabor LTD. Coproduzione / Co-produced by: Mischief Films, Les Valseurs. Con il sostegno di / Supported by: Austrian Film Institute, Vienna Film Fund, ÖFI+, Creative Europa Media, Federal Ministry Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport Republic of Austria, European Solidarity Fund For Ukrainian Films, IDFA Bertha Fund, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, Open Society Foundations, Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine, CNC, Ukrainian Film Academy’s Development & Post-Production Grant Program, Göteborg Film Fund, IMW: Documenting Ukraine, Deutsche Filmakademie. In partnership con / with Ukrainian Institute, Eurimages. In collaborazione con / in collaboration with: ARTE, SWR. Distribuzione internazionale / World Sales: Square Eyes.
Il film ricostruisce storie di vita quotidiana trasformate dalla guerra – coloro che fuggono, coloro che perdono tutto e coloro che restano per resistere e combattere – e mostra l’istinto di sopravvivenza di quelle persone e il loro bisogno di solidarietà e vicinanza. Tra devastazione e atrocità, l’essere umano viene assorbito dalla guerra e la guerra, a sua volta, diventa parte dell’essere umano. Presentato in anteprima alla Quinzaine des Cinéastes di Cannes, il film è stato poi invitato in molti festival internazionali fra cui Sarajevo e IDFA.
“Militantropos is a neologism created by our colleague and friend Maksym Nakonechnyi. While working on
the film, we talked a lot as a team… One of the main things we agreed upon was that aggression and war try
to wipe out not only people, cities, and villages, but also the meanings that identify us. We realised that in
order to continue, we needed to find — or even create — senses that would help us personally go through
this experience.” (Y. Smith, A. Gorlova, S. Mozgovyi)
Yelizaveta Smith
Film director Yelizaveta Smith is a co-founder of Tabor LTD, and a member of the Ukrainian and European
Film Academy. Her documentary, School Number 3, co-directed by George Genoux, won the Grand Prix of
the “Generation 14plus” at the Berlinale 2017. She is a Sundance Screenwriters Lab Alumni.
filmografia scelta / selected filmography 2018 Czarnobóg (The Blackgod) cm / sf doc.; Premi / Awards: Gdańsk DocFilm Festival – Menzione speciale / Honorable Mention 2019 Mój kraj taki piękny (My Country, So Beautiful) cm / sf doc.; Premi / Awards: Krakow FF – Miglior film polacco / Best Polish Film 2025 Grudzień (December) doc.
Alina Gorlova
Film director Alina Gorlova is a co-founder of Tabor LTD and a member of the Ukrainian and European Film
Academy. Her latest documentary This Rain Will Never Stop won the award for Best First Appearance at
IDFA and the Best Feature Award at Festival dei Popoli. The film was screened at the Trieste FF in 2023, in
the Wild Roses section dedicated to Ukrainian female directors..
filmografia scelta / selected filmography 2012 The First Step in the Clouds cm / sf 2014 Babuška cm / sf 2016 Cholodnyj Jar. Intro mm / ml doc. 2017 Invisible Battalion cm / sf doc. 2018 No obvious signs doc.; Premi / Awards: DOK Leipzig – Premio MDR / MDR Film Prize 2020 Cej došč nikoly ne skinčyt’sja (This Rain Will Never Stop) doc.; Premi / Awards: Firenze, Festival dei Popoli – Miglior lungometraggio / Best Feature Award; IDFA – Miglior opera prima / Best First Appearance Award 2025 Militantropos doc. diretto con / directed with Yelizaveta Smith, Simon Mozgovyi
Simon Mozgovyi
Simon Mozgovyi is a Ukrainian film director and editor, a member of the National Filmmakers Union of
Ukraine. His documentary The Winter Garden’s Tale (2018) won the Best Ukrainian Film Award at Docudays
UA.
filmografia scelta / selected filmography 2018 The Winter Garden’s Tale doc. 2020 Salt from Bonneville doc. 2022 Orpheus is Standing on the Bank of the Styx cm / sf doc. 2025 Militantropos doc. diretto con / directed with Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova
