We’re serving up the ninth edition of the Summer Cinema at Pragovka – this time under the overarching theme of Mutual Benefits. This year, screenings will take place every Tuesday after dark in MaxSpace Hall, located behind the Permanent Beer Fest. Admission is free (voluntary contributions are welcome). Until the screening begins, you are welcome to visit Pragovka Gallery during its extended opening hours. Refreshments will be available from Permanent Beer Fest.
On 23 June, we will screen U Are the Universe (101 min).
The film will be shown in its original language with Czech subtitles.
Comedy, Ukraine, 2024
Directed by: Pavlo Ostrikov
Written by: Pavlo Ostrikov
Cinematography: Ivan Bannikov, Oleksiy Shamin
Starring: Volodymyr Kravchuk, Alexia Depicker, Daria Plakhtii
After the destruction of Earth, Ukrainian space junkman Andriy is left alone in space, heading towards the deserted moon Callisto. When he makes contact with French scientist Catherine, he decides to overcome all obstacles to meet her. Near future. Ukrainian space garbage collector Andriy Melnyk travels across the solar system with a dangerous radioactive cargo of waste. Everything changes when the Earth suddenly and mysteriously explodes. In an instant, he loses everything – home, past and future – and finds himself alone in the infinite universe. His only companion remains his on-board robot companion Maksym. On the ruins of civilization, in the shadow of Saturn’s moon, Andriy fights for his life and searches for the meaning of his further existence. And it is in this silent emptiness that he makes unexpected contact with French meteorologist Catherine from a distant orbital station. From the austere communication, a deep bond is gradually born that gives both of them fragile hope. Despite technical failures, limited resources and burdensome memories, Andriy embarks on an impossible journey across space to try to see the woman he has never seen. Between man and machine, between reality and imagination, a silent drama unfolds about the desire for closeness, hope, and faith that even in the deepest silence, someone can answer. (Source: Kino Vatra)
