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Crossing Oxus

Пересікаючі Окс

By Svitlana LISHCHYNSKA

CANNES DOCS - MARCHÉ DU FILM - as PROMO

Documentary - Pre-Production 2026

While exploring the scars of the Soviet past, Ukrainian cinematographer Marina meets Vyacheslav, the last Soviet soldier to leave Afghanistan, who preserved a unique personal archive of letters and 8mm films. Immersing herself in his account of the Soviet withdrawal and growing disillusionment, a fragile bond forms between them: distance slowly turning into connection as they search for a way to live with a past that cannot be changed.

- Year of production
- 2026
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- SWEDEN, BELGIUM
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Director(s)
- Svitlana LISHCHYNSKA
- Producer(s)
- Olga GIBELINDA
- Synopsis
- While exploring the scars of the Soviet past, Ukrainian cinematographer Marina meets Vyacheslav, the last Soviet soldier to leave Afghanistan, who preserved a unique personal archive of letters and 8mm films. Immersing herself in his account of the Soviet withdrawal and growing disillusionment, a fragile bond forms between them: distance slowly turning into connection as they search for a way to live with a past that cannot be changed.