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 a pilgrimage to the homeland their father lost to war and revolution.

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In a peaceful spot, near the small village of Dzhulynka, what they find is more than a memory -- and nothing less than a miracle.

From: Plot Summary for Finding Dzhulynka

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Long Way Round is a documentary from 2004. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman traveled to Ukraine and 11 other countries. They had problems entering Ukraine. It sounds like it was their fault because they didn't complete the right custom forms. The interior ministry had to intervene and they were allowed to enter.

They had a couple of adventures while in Ukraine. They visited an orphanage. And Ewan got a face full gasoline. He had to visit an Ukrainian optometrist.

From mid-April to the end of July 2004, McGregor, Boorman, their motorcycle riding cameraman Claudio Von Planta and their support crew travelled from London to New York, via central Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia and Canada, for a cumulative distance of 18,887 miles (30,395 km).

From: Long Way Round - Wikipedia

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The North Star was released in 1943. It isn't based on facts and is widely acknowledged as US propaganda.

A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941.

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Up until WWII, most Americans (and particularly Hollywood) looked to Soviet Russia with, at best, fear.

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BUT, with the entry of the United States into WWII, the Russians, our previous enemy, was now our ally. And, to engender support for this new ally, Hollywood created a fictionalized version of the Russians--portraying them as brave and loyal and almost super-human.


From: Description: The North Star

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