Flowers of Ukraine

Part of CINECITY 2024. Join us for our Ukrainian Supper Club after the film.

Natalia, 67 years of age, lives happily in her green paradise, a plot of land situated between blocks of flats in Kyiv. She raises goats and chickens and cultivates a garden full of flowers. She lives with two husbands — one Ukrainian and the other Russian. When property developers arrive to drive her off the land, the feisty Natalia fights back. Then with Russia’s full-scale invasion of her country, the real fight starts.

Screening for the first time in the UK, this acclaimed documentary (winner of the Silver Eye Award at the East Doc Platform in Prague) captures Natalia’s rebellious spirit and humour as she sets out to protect her land and refuses to give up against all the odds. Flowers of Ukraine also features music from renowned Ukrainian ensemble DakhaBrakha.

This screening is organised with the financial support of the UK/UA Creative Partnerships programme designed by the British Council and the Ukrainian Institute.