Roman Zhirov

The "Special department" only deals with complicated and resonance crimes. Vlad Romanenko, the most productive investigator of the police department, is its bright new worker. He quickly proves to his colleagues that his ideal memory, high powers of observation and ability to diverge from the letter of law for the sake of justice are great qualities of a policeman. However, Vlad has a secret that doesn't let him blend in the crew completely. To acknowledge your own problems and shortcomings is sometimes harder than to solve the most sophisticated murder. But if you want to have trust and true love, sometimes you have to reject what you thought was an inseparable part of you.

A documentary film in ten parts. It covers the first three weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a time when life was split into “before” and “after” and the problems of strangers became personal. The film is built on video diaries that recreate the experiences of Ukrainians in different wartime conditions — under shelling, in occupation, in bomb shelters, and in forced emigration. The project is based on documentary and artistic texts, poetry, interviews, and chronicles.

A unique drama anthology series for our time, inspired by true events which happened in Kyiv in the first few weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As the brutal war got underway, every second person left Kyiv. Yet every second person remained. These are their stories – variously moving, funny, sad, stark, unsettling, and uplifting.