‘Ukrainian Sheriffs - Roman Bondarchuk’

Like a bird, the Ukrainian flag flies along perched on the car of two affable 'sheriffs' appointed by the mayor of a village in southern Ukraine. There's a sly bum whose gift is not to work. There's a guy who puts an anaconda in his woman's shed. The Euromaidan arrives, and draft-dodgers abound. The townsfolk are dipping in icy water and laughing, but are they divided in their loyalty? These sheriffs are taking you along for the ride...

Roman Bondarchuk – biography

Has graduated from the Kyiv state University of Theatre, Cinema and TV. His teacher was Yuriy Illenko – one of the founders of Ukrainian Poetic Cinema school.

Roman has created a number of short films, documentaries and music videos. An author of the book of novels, photography and contemporary art exhibitions. The award-winner of national and international film festivals. Roman works as art-director and member of Selection Committee of International Human Rights documentary film festival Doucdays UA. As a documentary director he collaborated with MDR, ZDF, Arte and other TV channels. Among his famous films "The taxi-driver", "Radunytsia", "Cafe "Voyage", "Euromaidan. Rough cut". "Ukrainian Sheriffs" is his first feature-length documentary.

- Ukrainian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, 2016

- IDFA Special Jury Award for Feature-Length Documentary, 2015

En présence de Roman Bondarchuk and Dar'ya Averchenko (producer)