On March 28th, the Filmax cinema hall in Bucha hosted a private screening of the film’s work materials.
The audience consisted of residents from cities in the Kyiv region, those directly saved by Konstantin — the prototype of the film’s main character — and those whose relatives perished during the occupation.
Many viewers are prototypes of the film’s heroes, whose stories are depicted in it. These are residents of Bucha, Irpin, Vorzel, and other neighboring cities. Among the guests were also well-known volunteers Marichka and Vasylyna Tomishynets, hunted by Russians; Oksana Chertsova, a lecturer at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko University, volunteered during the occupation.
A special guest at the screening was Konstantin Gudauskas, the prototype of the film’s main character: “I’m glad to see you all here, those who were with me then. We didn’t know each other before, but during those times, we were together, and we became one team. The film ‘Bucha’ is evidence of the crime and true intentions of the Russians. The film sets an example of heroism and unity of the Ukrainian people during the invasion.”
“This film must be seen by everyone!” she shares with tears in her eyes, a Bucha resident saved from the occupation. “For all of us who experienced this tragedy, this film is significant. We want the whole world to learn about the atrocities of these Inhumans.”
“It’s hard to watch, but everyone needs to watch it. The film is compelling, and I’m very grateful that these events are being talked about and movies are being made. I could barely hold back tears because my parents and I were in the occupation; I remember how terrifying it was. I advise everyone to come to the cinema and watch the film, in Ukraine and especially abroad. Let’s spread this as widely as possible. In that case, it will give us weapons, additional funds to destroy the occupiers,” recounts Natalia Sokolenko, a volunteer who, along with her husband Alexander, now a soldier, met Konstantin with the saved people in Shpytky and escorted them through dozens of checkpoints to Kyiv.
