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 you have time on your hands in Kyiv (which does happen to some adoptive parents) you could try going to the movies. A Ukrainian blogger visited each Kyiv movie theater and offers his recommends here.


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Anyway... back to my list of movies in English that reference Ukraine in Part 1 and Part 2.

I started this list because I found a very interesting page titled How to tell if you're Ukrainian. I read the following and started wondering how often Ukraine is mentioned in English speaking movies. Turns out that it doesn't happen very often.

You haven’t seen a Ukrainian movie in a very long time. If you have, then you haven’t seen a decent Ukrainian movie in a very long time.

From: How to tell if you're Ukrainian

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Everything Is Illuminated was released in 2005 and stars Elijah Wood. It is an Adventure/Comedy/Drama. I heard it was quirky. Thanks for the recommendation J.

A young Jewish American man endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II in a Ukrainian village, that was ultimately razed by the Nazis, with the help of a local who speaks weirdly funny broken English.

From: imdb: Everything Is Illuminated

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Ukrainian Gourmet Cuisine DVD was released in January 2006. Amazon.com is selling it for $14.99 and it got 1 good review. And I am strongly thinking of buying this. It sounds like fun cooking.

This excellent introduction to preparing Ukrainian cuisine, hosted by a native "Babushka" (or grandmother) with an English interpreter, features the recipes for 10 classic dishes, including chicken Kiev, swenyna delikatesna, kartoplyanyky, and kachka z yablukamy.

From: eBay seller

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Ukrainian Movies
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3