Storyline
Mariupol. Pre-war life in a small Ukrainian town on the shore of the Azov Sea, with a good family life, quarrelsome neighbors, amateur opera, denunciations to the NKVD, and a dance floor in the city garden, the persecution of religion and, of course, with love.
Cast & Crew
Viktor Zhdanov
Oleksa
Lead
Maksym Horay
Zhenka
Artem Vilbik
Ovsiy
Iryna Melnyk
Grandma Hanya
Olga Radchuk
Basya
Roland Mishko
Lyonchyk
Georgiy Deliev
Arno
Oleksiy Horbunov
Honcharov
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Villen Novak's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Why I'm Alive is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
