Honeymoon - Seattle Ukrainian Film Festival
October 3, 2026
Presented by Seattle Ukrainian Film Festival and Ukraine Defense Support. No one is ready to wake up once from explosions outside with no plan, no life perspective anymore. Trapped under occupation in own apartment couple has to discover fear, despair, love and hope.
SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.
February 23, 2022, a small town near Kyiv. Taras (35) and Olia (32) spend the first night in their new apartment. At dawn, they wake up from the explosions. They fail to leave the town on time, meanwhile, the Russian troops arrange headquarters in their building. The couple finds themselves trapped in their flat with no electricity, water, and mobile connection. For the next 5 days, Taras and Olia will explore the black abyss of real intimacy between two people and face crucial existential questions in mortal danger.
- Director: Zhanna Ozirna
- Principal Cast: Ira Nirsha, Roman Lutskyi, Artem Shutko
- Country: Ukraine
- Year: 2024
- Running Time: 84 min.
- Language: Ukrainian, Russian with English subtitles
- Has Subtitles: Yes