Hennadii Popenko

Kharkiv, the 1930s. The heyday of Ukrainian art. Ambitious young poet Vladimir Akimov happily settles in at the new luxury "Slovo" House built specifically for artists. He comes from the provinces and works as a proof-reader in a printing press, and has never even dreamed of living under one roof with prominent Ukrainian writers and artists. He thinks his own poetry is genius, but nobody takes his literary efforts seriously, not to mention the occasional chuckles over his epigone poems. But fate smiles at him. The head of the political intelligence agency suggests that he become the author of a play written earlier. Akimov agrees, signing a non- disclosure note. The poet has no idea what price he will pay for this success. “‘Slovo’ House” is a story about a generation of Ukrainian artists persecuted by the totalitarian system, unfolding against the backdrop of one of the largest genocides of the 20th century: the Holodomor, which caused the death of almost 7 million people.

A smart and restless boy goes in search of his grandfather, the real Santa Claus, so that he does a miracle - he returns the pope to the boy.

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Selling the homestead can be painflully difficult. The hero is forced to confront the past when she tries to complete the sale of her grandfather’s house. In the place of her childhood she finds some answers to questions about life.

"Cities and Their Heroes" is a documentary almanac collection of six documentary stories of ordinary people and six cities of wartime Ukraine - Bashtanka, Ivankiv, Mykolaiv, Okhtyrka, Kharkiv and Chernihiv. Its about the phenomenon of ordinary Ukrainian heroism, when people in dark times find the strength to do good deeds, help others under bombings, during occupation and wartime attacks. The characters of the film - a bodyguard, a TV presenter, a puppet theater actress, a mayor of a small town, a restaurateur and a composer - not only had the strength to survive, but also found a new way in life and helped those around them.

After committing the suicide, a Girl appears in a city of suicides - Sui Caedere. To leave this place and be born again, she has to spend in the city 37 years, unreservedly observing all the rules.

One of the visitors finds himself in an embarrassing situation that turns into the cycle of kindness and positive energy, which continues to pass on from one person to another.

In the film of the project "Cities and Their Heroes" about the Ivankiv, Kyiv region, the hero is Hennadii Popenko, an actor and TV presenter until 2022. And having survived the occupation of Ivankov with his family, he became a soldier of territorial defense (aka Teroborona) and an active participant in community life. The film was shot as part of the "Cities and Their Heroes" project, dedicated to the courageous resistance of Ukrainians to armed Russian aggression, and which includes not only short documentaries, but also a number of articles and other materials.