Storyline
Twenty-five-year-old Vadym earns a living recording and selling all kinds of different sounds; nevertheless, he’d rather exchange his life in Kyiv for a better future in far-flung Canada. Thus, when he gets a generous job offer which might help him realise his dream, he jumps at the chance; he soon sets off to record the sounds of animals indigenous to Ukraine and also a rare bird native to the Carpathians. The situation proves somewhat more complicated when Vadym’s companion on the trip turns out to be his mother… To the sounds of a synthesized music score, debuting Ukrainian director Antonio Lukich unfolds a visually creative road movie, in which he demonstrates a highly unusual talent for constructing tragicomic situations.
Cast & Crew
Andrii Lidahovskyi
Vadym Rott
Lead
Irma Vitovska
Halyna Rott
Iryna Verenych-Ostrovska
Vira Ivanivna
Serhii Volosovets
Yosyp
Viktor Shevchenko
Conductor
Istan Rozumny
Petro
Pavlo Dovhan-Levytskyi
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Roland Mishko
Pavlik
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Antonio Lukich's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. My Thoughts Are Silent is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
