Before I get started on Ukraine references in English language movies, I want to mention Pixar's new movie, Cars.

I thought that it was really cool that Cars is being shown in Ukraine in the Ukrainian language. Many movies shown in Ukraine are in English with Russian subtitles.

But then I read there is a new Ukrainian law that requires 70% of movies to be dubbed in Ukrainian start September 1, 2006. Pixar wasn't being cultural sensitive. They were just adjusting to the new law.

If... more

Part 1 is here. I found several movies (in English) that reference Ukraine. Here are a couple of other movies.

The Sum of All Fears was released in 2002. It is based on a book by Tom Clancy and stars Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman. Here is why this mainstream movie is on my list.

About an hour into the movie, when Ryan meets Clark after he is ambushed by the two Ukrainian officers, there are a number of mistakes. For one thing, the officers... more

I recently developed a list of movies with Ukrainian references. There are very few movies that focus just on Ukraine. If you know of any other movies (in English) please email me at adoptukraineblog@adoptionmail.com.

Finding Dzhulynka is a documentary that was released in 2004.

Part history, part mystery, and part travelogue, the documentary film "Finding Dzhulynka" follows an American family back to Russia and the Ukraine, as they make... more