Rostislav Kirpičenko
Lithuania, France, Estonia
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2026
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93’
In a Russian-occupied town in southeastern Ukraine, where burying the dead has been forbidden, the church of a young priest, Andriy, has been turned into a morgue for executed Ukrainian civilians. As the occupation tightens its grip, Andriy quietly begins to resist, secretly returning the bodies to their families at great personal risk.
Original title
Vesna
Chromaticity
Color
FoRM
Fiction

DIRECTOR

Rostislav was born in Lithuania, returning during his childhood to live in Ukraine with his family. As a young professional footballer, he came to Europe: first the Czech Republic and then Germany. In 2016, Rostislav decided to end his sporting career and settle in Paris, where he studied French language and literature at the Sorbonne before joining the directing department of the Fémis film school in 2019.
FILMOGRAPHY
ONE, ANGARSKAIA STREET ( 2025); PETIT PIERROT ( 2023) UNGURYS (2022)
CREDITS
DIRECTOR
Rostislav Kirpičenko
SCREENPLAY
Rostislav Kirpičenko
CAMERA
Vilius Mačiulskis
EDITING
Marie Vettese
PRODUCER
Helena Pokorny, Stasys Baltakis
CAST
Kęstutis Cicėnas, Bartas Ždanovičius, Anastasiia Pustovit, Valentinas Novopolskis
PRODUCTION
Matka Films, Film Jam
RIGHTS HOLDER
The Bureau Sales