Documentary ·History · Ukraine · 2020 · 1h 26m

The Long Breakup

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Director
Katya Soldak
Cast
Katya Soldak as Self - Journalist Timothy Snyder as Self - Historian Serhiy Zhadan as Self - Writer Mikhail Gorbachev as Self - Politician (archive footage) Eric Potapov as Self - Anchorman (archive footage) Viktor Yushchenko as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Crew
Katya Soldak — Director of Photography Olexander Yanovsky — Director of Photography Olga Lvoff — Editor Sasha Gusev — Original Music Composer Katya Soldak — Writer Illia Gladshtein — Producer
Synopsis

Ukrainian journalist Katya Soldak, currently living in New York City and working for Forbes magazine, chronicles Ukraine's history: its strong ties to Russia for centuries; how it broke away from the USSR and began to walk alone; the Orange Revolution, the Maidan Revolution, the Crimea annexation, the Donbass War; all through the eyes of her family and friends settled in Kharkiv, a large Ukrainian city located just eighteen miles from the Russian border.

Mood & Themes
new york cityfamily relationshipsfemale journalistrussian historygeopoliticsorange revolution (ukraine)mother daughter relationshipdonbass warsoviet union historyukrainian revolutionukrainian politicsukrainian history
Key Collaborators
Katya Soldak Director Katya Soldak Director of Photography Olexander Yanovsky Director of Photography Olga Lvoff Editor Sasha Gusev Original Music Composer Katya Soldak Writer Illia Gladshtein Producer
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