Film

Dissident

20261h 35m16+Drama

Age rating: 16+
Director: Andriy Alferov
Year: 2026

In 1960s Ukraine, at a time when many in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc were re-evaluating the socialist system, Oleg is a former soldier in the Ukrainian Insurgent Army that fought against both Nazi Germany and the communist Soviet Union for Ukrainian independence during World War II. After an amnesty deal is reached, Oleg is released from prison camp and returns to Ukraine, where he tries but fails to find his place in peacetime society.

Top cast

Oleksandr Pryshchepa

Oleg

Dariia Tvoronovych

Natalka

Dmytro Yaroshenko

Taras

Viktoria Romashko

Vilena

Vasyl Mazur

Fr. Vasyl

Directed by

Andriy Alferov, Stanislaw Gurenko

Written by

Aleksandr Kachan, Vladislav Mitsovski, Andriy Alferov

Produced by

Alexander Rodnyansky, Oleksandr Omelianov