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Director Damian Kocur On Poland’s Oscar Entry ‘Under The Volcano’ Set During Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine: “We Had An Obligation” – Contenders International
Damian Kocur’s Under the Volcano, Poland’s Oscar submission, is about Russia's invasion of Ukraine even though it it set on the island of Tenerife.
Damian Kocur ’s Under the Volcano, which has been chosen as Poland’s official submission for this year’s Best International Feature Oscar, is unusual in that it takes place entirely on the Spanish island of Tenerife. But even without the events that are about to unfold, the trip is awkward for all concerned, as father Roman (Roman Lutsky) has brought his new wife Anastasiia (Anastasiia Karpenko), much to the disgust of his teenage daughter Sofiia (Sofiia Berezovska), who is forced to babysit her little brother Fedir (Fedir Pugachov). “The inspiration for the film came from a German newspaper, about a Ukrainian family that were spending the vacation somewhere outside Ukraine when the war started in February ’24,” said Kocur.
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