Kilometre

Кілометр

As Russia begins a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, video artist Roma Liubyi attempts to return home to be with his daughter, wife and parents.

Roma was working in London when the Ukrainian conflict rapidly escalated with Russia’s massive army rolling across the border of his home. He decides to return to his family, whose town soon becomes a battlefield. While they take shelter in basements, cut off from the rest of their country by encircling Russian forces, Roma joins an air intelligence unit, operating drones to locate the whereabouts of the invading force, but also to find those surviving in the most desperate conditions. As the crow flies, Roma is so close to his family, but in reality, the gulf between them is enormous. Hanna Tykha’s riveting and profoundly humane film captures Roma’s predicament, from his journey home to his attempts to ensure the safety of his family.