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The Forgotten

The Forgotten

The Forgotten

The Forgotten

2019•1h 45m•

★6.3(11 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Nina, 30, a Ukrainian language teacher who can't leave the city of Luhansk, occupied by separatists in Eastern Ukraine, is forced to undergo retraining courses for teaching Russian. Andrii, 17, is a student who was orphaned in the aftermath of the war. They cross paths when Nina witnesses Andrii being arrested by the police after hanging the Ukrainian flag from the roof of his school. Nina knows that because they live in a world of injustice and lies Andrii can stay in jail for a long time, and she risks her life to free him. As they gravitate towards each other, they try to remind people in the occupied territories that they deserve a future, too.

Director

Daria Onyshchenko

Writers

Daria Onyshchenko, Claudia Lehmann

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Main Cast

Maryna Koshkina

Maryna Koshkina

Nina

Danyil Kamenskyi

Danyil Kamenskyi

Andrii

Oleksiy Horbunov

Oleksiy Horbunov

Vasyl

Vasyl Kukharskyi

Vasyl Kukharskyi

Yura

Serhii Smeian

Serhii Smeian

Kyryl

Lyublyana Fenchak

Lyublyana Fenchak

A boy's mom in a tie

Andrii Titov

Andrii Titov

Director

Yaroslav Ihnatenko

Yaroslav Ihnatenko

Bogdan

Volodymyr Yamnenko

Volodymyr Yamnenko

Zhora

Igor Kostin

Igor Kostin

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Daria Onyshchenko

Writing

Writer: Daria Onyshchenko
Writer: Claudia Lehmann

Production

Co-Producer: Johannes Bösiger

Art Direction

Production Design: Volodymyr Romanov

Keywords

donbass warrussian invasion of ukraine (2022)

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "Забуті" (UK).

#2

The film had a budget of $625.0K but only grossed $1.4K, losing $623.6K at the box office.

#3

The runtime is 105 minutes (1h 45m).

#4

It was a co-production between: Switzerland, Ukraine.

#5

The film was directed by Daria Onyshchenko.

#6

The screenplay was written by Daria Onyshchenko and Claudia Lehmann.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt10014838.

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Rating

6.3/10

Average

11 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Забуті

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

14

Language:

Pусский, Український

Country of Origin:

Switzerland, Ukraine

Budget:

$625,000

Revenue:

$1,420

Production Companies:

Directory Films

Directory Films

Jovera Pictures AG/SA

Lehmann Sisters

Lehmann Sisters

Ukrainian Institute

Ukrainian Institute