Ukraine Is Not a Brothel

Ukraine is not a Brothel
Directed by Kitty Green
Produced by Jonathan auf der Heide
Kitty Green
Michael Latham
Music by Zoe Barry
Jed Palmer
Cinematography Michael Latham
Edited by Kitty Green
Production
company
Noise & Light
Release dates
Running time
 78 minutes
Country Australia
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Ukraine Is Not a Brothel is a 2013 Australian film directed by Kitty Green. The film debuted at the 70th Venice International Film Festival, although was not part of the competition.[1] The documentary concerns the FEMEN (Фемен) movement, a feminist protest group originating from Ukraine.

Content

The film is a documentary on the activities of FEMEN, a Ukrainian feminist movement known for topless protests. The filmmaker Kitty Green[2][3] followed the activists for over a year, in Ukraine, Belarus and Turkey.[4] It documents the protests and the resulting harassments and arrests [5] over a span of fourteen months.[6] The film showcases the four activists who form the core of the film.[7]

The documentary shows Viktor Sviatsky as a driving force of the group FEMEN. He is the manipulator of all the protests and, in essence, commander of the females.[1][5][8][9][10]

The activists of FEMEN participated in the promotion of the documentary. They claimed that the situation in the film, i.e. under the leadership of Viktor Sviatsky, is actually part of the past, since he was ejected from the movement in 2012[1][11]

Cast

The four principal women of FEMEN (Фемен):

Release

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The film was screened out of competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival of Venice.[1] At the festival photocall the activists appeared topless, as is usual for their protests[12]

Critical Reception

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Although no approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes has been made yet, the Want-To-See score is currently 100%, also, Rotten Tomatoes critics, Glenn Dunks[13] and Christopher Schobert[14] gave the film positive reviews.

Accolades

On 9 September 2014, Ukraine is Not a Brothel won for the Best Feature Length Documentary by Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, awarded at the 4th AACTA Awards at The Star Event Centre, Sydney, New South Wales in late January 2015[15]

Award Category Subject Result
AACTA Award
(4th)		 Best Feature Length Documentary[16] Jonathan auf der Heide Won
Michael Latham Won
Kitty Green Won
Best Direction in a Documentary Nominated
Best Editing in a Documentary Nominated
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Michael Latham Nominated
Best Sound in a Documentary Doron Kipen Nominated
Jed Palmer Nominated
Best Original Music Score in a Documentary Nominated
Zoe Barry Nominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Le Femen al Biografilm, è tutto cambiato". it:ANSA. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Theodorakidis, Alexandra (May 7, 2014). "Ukraine Is Not a Brothel: Q&A with director Kitty Green". https://cjfe.org''. Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE). Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ Jones, Reece (June 17, 2014). "We Spoke to Kitty Green about her FEMEN Documentary 'Ukraine is Not a Brothel'". VICE United States.
  4. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3136842/locations
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fraschetti, Valeria (3 September 2013). "Femen: Se un uomo comanda le femministe. Ho inventato io la protesta in topless". la Repubblica. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Westmore, Garry (June 10, 2014). "Kitty Green Talks 'Ukraine Is Not A Brothel'". http://www.spookmagazine.com/''. Spook Magazine. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ D'Amico, Valentina (6 September 2013). "What is Femen?". Movieplayer.it. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Marino, Giuseppe (7 June 2014). "Femen - Ukraine Is Not a Brothel, al Biografilm il film di Kitty Green che racconta scena e retroscena del movimento di protesta neofemminista". BolognaCult. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Viktor Sviatski, un manipulateur dans l'ombre des Femen". Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Stern, Marlow (2014-03-12). "Femen’s Abusive Patriarch, Victor Svyatski, Exposed in 'Ukraine Is Not a Brothel’". THE DAILY BEAST. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  11. ↑ Larsson, Milene (9 September 2013). VICE, ed. "Femen: 'We're Not Run by Men'". vice.com. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Venezia, protesta Femen in topless al photocall". La Stampa. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  13. ↑ Dunks, Glenn (August 1, 2014). "Buying and Selling in Ukraine".
  14. ↑ Schobert, Christopher (May 1, 2014). "Hot Docs Review: 'Ukraine Is Not A Brothel' - The Playlist". indiewire.com.
  15. ↑ Groves, Don (9 September 2014). "Hot docs for AACTA Awards". Inside Film (IF). Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  16. ↑ 4th AACTA Awards Winners Announced in Sydney 2015-01-29


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