Homeward

Nov 7, 2019

1h 36m

★ 7.2

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

Homeward Trailers

Cast

Mustafa, father

Akhtem Seitablaiev

Alim, son

Remzi Bilyalov

Olesia

Daria Barikhashvili

Nazim

Anatolii Marempolskyi

Uncle Vasia

Viktor Zhdanov

Masha

Veronika Lukyanenko

Refat

Akmal Huriezov

Halyna

Larysa Yatsenko

Doctor

Ihor Koltovskyi

Sergeant Tarasov

Oleh Moskalenko

Policeman

Pavlo Makarchenko

Nurse

Andriy Kutlahmetov

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