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Homeward

Nov 7, 2019

1h 36m

★ 7.3

Overview

Having lost his oldest son in the war between Russia and Ukraine, Mustafa resolves to bring the boy’s body to the land of his birth: Crimea. Together, he and his younger son set out on a journey that will profoundly mark their relationship.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Limelite

Ministry of Culture of Ukraine

Ukrainian State Film Agency

ForeFilms

Cast

Akhtem Seitablaiev

Mustafa, father

Akhtem Seitablaiev

Remzi Bilyalov

Alim, son

Remzi Bilyalov

Daria Barikhashvili

Olesia

Daria Barikhashvili

Anatolii Marempolskyi

Nazim

Anatolii Marempolskyi

Viktor Zhdanov

Uncle Vasia

Viktor Zhdanov

Veronika Lukyanenko

Masha

Veronika Lukyanenko

Akmal Huriezov

Refat

Akmal Huriezov

Larysa Yatsenko

Halyna

Larysa Yatsenko

Ihor Koltovskyi

Doctor

Ihor Koltovskyi

Oleh Moskalenko

Sergeant Tarasov

Oleh Moskalenko

Pavlo Makarchenko

Policeman

Pavlo Makarchenko

No Image

Nurse

Andriy Kutlahmetov

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