Juri Rechinsky is a director, editor, producer, and writer. He grew up in Kyiv and has lived in Vienna since 2013. His works have been shown at international film festivals, including Locarno, Rotterdam, IDFA and Hot Docs.
A documentary triptych about a group of homeless kids, who have survived their drug-addicted childhood, grew up and started to live an adult life. It’s a story about a boy facing the surreal, degenerated society of his native village full of hate and sadistic anger while searching for his mother. It’s a story about a pregnant girl who wants to give birth to her child whose childhood will probably be even worse than hers. But her own sisters are forcing her to have an abortion.
The story of those who are going through suffering, struggle, loss and despair, trying to find their way out of the depths.
Pierre Crom reports. In 2014, the photojournalist traveled to Ukraine to document the imminent conflict on the eastern border. Juri Rechinsky shows Crom in an extensive interview, which together with his haunting photos and an unnerving score quickly develops an extremely grim pull.