Despite it All

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Ukraine Rocks, Despite it all.

Overview

It's spring 2022, and Russia has begun its invasion of Ukraine. In Kyiv, we meet the rock musician Artem, who with only 14 days' notice could be sent to the front lines. Right now, however, his focus is elsewhere. He is preparing for a charity tour in Denmark.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Asta Film

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Cast

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Yevhenii Korol

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Artem Dudko

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Volodymyr Protsenko

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Anastasiia Shvydenko

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Mykola Tskhovrebashvili

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Oleksii Kelyp

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Oleksii Kelyp

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Volodymyr Puchkov

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