Eastman

Set during the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, this drama follows a single day in the lives of two soldiers with contrasting backgrounds. One man, a middle-aged worker from the Donbas region, is a family man and an optimist. His companion is a younger man from Western Ukraine who comes from an intellectual background. The story focuses on their relationship and the cultural exchange that occurs between different social classes and communities as they navigate the shared experience of war.

Written and directed by Andriy Ivaniuk, the film stars Bohdan Beniuk as Barada and Anatolii Maksymiuk as Rizhisor. Produced by the Ukrainian State Film Agency and InsightMedia Producing Center, the movie was released on August 20, 2020. It has a runtime of 90 minutes.