Under the Volcano

A Ukrainian family on their sunny beach holiday navigate a seismic political shift, with the outbreak of war immediately making them refugees.

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Credits

  • Director

    Damian Kocur

  • Screenwriters

    Damian Kocur, Marta Konarzewska

  • With

    Sofia Berezovska, Roman Lutskyi, Anastasia Karpenko

  • Poland 2024. 102min

  • Courtesy of

    Salaud Morisset

  • Languages

    Ukrainian, Spanish, English, Russian, German, Wolof

    With English subtitles

Introduction

Damian Kocur’s timely second feature explores the precariousness of our lives and the brittle line between safety and uncertainty, stability and upheaval. Tenerife’s volcano looms in the background, but it’s the human drama of a family unable to return to their home that generates the tension. It’s an exceptional portrait of a relatable family coping with events out of their control.

Arike Oke

Content warning

Contains distressing scenes.

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