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‘The Eukrainian’ Director on Documenting Ukraine’s Fight for a European Future Ahead of CPH:DOX Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Eukrainian” offers a portrait of Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Olha Stefanishyna, as she navigates a path toward EU and NATO membership.
Swedish director Viktor Nordenskiöld ’s “The Eukrainian,” which has its world premiere at Copenhagen’s documentary festival CPH:DOX, is an intimate portrait of Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Olha Stefanishyna, a key figure in the country’s push for European integration. Filmed between 2022 and 2024, the doc follows Stefanishyna as she navigates political roadblocks in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, leading her country’s efforts to join the European Union and NATO. “The Eukrainian” offers a glimpse into the inner workings of EU diplomacy, capturing Ukraine’s struggle to secure wartime aid and overcome opposition within the bloc, particularly from Hungary, all while facing an unpredictable global landscape.
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