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.[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

Synopsis

In an environmentally devastated and war-torn Eastern Ukraine, a retired soldier loses his job at a smelter. His new job is exhuming corpses.[3]

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. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  5. Anderson, Ariston. "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.

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