Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Mykola and VasyA go in search of their father after they come to know that he is dying in Luxembourg, who left them when they were children. Kolya considers him a hero, while Vasya thinks he is a scoundrel.

This Ukrainian movie not only earns us the right to laugh during a period of suffering and conflict, it makes sharing in the warmth of its sweet-natured humor seem like a vital, revivifying act of resistance.

While the film is full of loopy humor, it has a sense of where it’s going far more than [its characters] ever could, perhaps exploring why absence makes the heart grow fonder but inevitably leaving one’s heart full.

Comedy
Ukraine (Ukrainian, German)
1h 45min