Atlantis (2019 film)

Atlantis (Ukrainian: Атлантида) is a 2019 Ukrainian dystopian[1] post-apocalyptic[2] film directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych.[3] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] At the 76th Venice International Film Festival, the film won the award for Best Film in the Horizons section.[5] It was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[6]

Not to be confused with Atlantics.

Atlantis
Film poster
Directed byValentyn Vasyanovych
Release date
  • 4 September 2019 (2019-09-04) (Venice)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUkraine
LanguageUkrainian

None of the roles in this movie were played by actors, but rather by veterans, volunteers, and soldiers.[7] One of the main roles was played by Andriy Rymaryk,[8] a former military scout, who went through the War in Donbas and currently works at Come Back Alive, a Ukrainian NGO that helps Ukrainian soldiers through crowdfunding. Of note, paramedic Liudmyla Bileka and volunteer Vasyl Antoniak were also in the film.

Photography predominantly occurred in Mariupol, from January to March 2018.[9]

Plot

The story follows Sergiy (Rymaryk) a retired soldier with PTSD trying to navigate life in Eastern Ukraine.[10] It takes place in 2025, one year after the end of the war with Russia.[11] He loses his job at a smelter after being blamed for the death of a co-worker.[3][11] He then finds himself in a new work driving a water truck.[12] Sergiy has trouble adapting to his new life until he meets Katya (Bileka), a previous archaeologist who now works as a humanitarian activist.[12][13] He decides to join her in the Black Tulip Mission to exhume and identify the war dead.[2]

Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result
Cork International Film Festival 2019 Spirit of the Festival Award Director Valentyn Vasyanovych Nominated
Denver International Film Festival 2020 Krzystof Kieslowski Award Won
76th Venice International Film Festival 28 Aug - 7 Sept 2019 Horizon Award for Best Film Won

See also

References
  1. "Atlantis". TIFF.
  2. "Review: Atlantis". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema.
  3. "New Brussels-based outfit BFF boards Valentyn Vasyanovych's 'Atlantis'". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. "Toronto Adds The Aeronauts, Mosul, Seberg, & More To Festival Slate". Deadline. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  5. Anderson, Ariston (7 September 2019). "Venice: Todd Phillips' 'Joker' Wins Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Wins Silver Lion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. "Film 'Atlantis' has more chances for Oscars than Ukrainian nominees of past years - head of Ukrainian Oscar Committee". Interfax Ukraine. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. "Фільм про повернення Донбасу переміг на Венеційському кінофестивалі — ІА «Вчасно»". Фільм про повернення Донбасу переміг на Венеційському кінофестивалі. 8 September 2019.
  8. "АНДРІЙ РИМАРУК: ФІЛЬМ "АТЛАНТИДА" - ЦІЛКОМ РЕАЛЬНЕ МАЙБУТНЄ ДОНБАСУ".
  9. "Український фільм «Атлантида» переміг у другій за значимістю програмі Венеційського фестивалю". Український фільм «Атлантида» переміг у другій за значимістю програмі Венеційського фестивалю.
  10. Francisco, Eric. "'Atlantis': Netflix release date, trailer, plot, reviews for Ukraine's buzzy sci-fi movie". Inverse. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  11. Harvey, Dennis (16 September 2019). "Film Review: 'Atlantis'". Variety. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  12. Kenny, Glenn (21 January 2021). "'Atlantis' Review: A Bleak Apocalypse Love Story". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  13. Lattanzio, Ryan (22 January 2021). "'Atlantis' Review: An Electrifying Post-Apocalyptic Vision from the Cinematographer of 'The Tribe'". IndieWire. Retrieved 8 March 2021.


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