Ukrainian Documentary ‘Outside’ Debuts Trailer Ahead of CPH:DOX Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features EditorFeature-length documentary “Outside,” directed by the Ukrainian director Olha Zhurba, has debuted its trailer, ahead of its premiere in the main competition section of the Copenhagen Intl.
Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX).The film tells the story of the turbulent youth of Roma, a 13-year-old street boy neglected by his family and the state, who becomes a poster boy for the Ukrainian Revolution in 2014.
His story traverses the years he spent on the streets of Kyiv and after his release from the orphanage, left to face the outside world with nothing.
As Roma sets out to build an adult life, it seems that his future has already been decided. Through a series of phone calls with the film’s director he reflects on the question: Can you ever escape your childhood? “Outside” is produced by Darya Bassel and Viktoria Khomenko (Moon Man, Ukraine), and co-produced by Anne Köhncke and Monica Hellström (Final Cut for Real, Denmark), and Willem Baptist and Nienke Korthof (Tangerine Tree, The Netherlands).
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