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Homeward
Nariman Aliev, 96 min, Drama, in Ukrainian, Russian and Crimean
Tatar with English and Arabic subtitles, 2019
RATED 16+
Mustafa and his youngest son, Alim, clash after collecting the
deceased body of elder son, Nazim, a casualty of the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2014. The family's history with
government displacement compels Mustafa on a pilgrimage to mourn and
bury in Crimean Islamic tradition. The story starts from the morgue,
then on a road trip from Kyiv to the volatile Crimean Peninsula.
After sleep deprivation and irritability, their car lands damaged in
a ditch. Taking the vehicle to the closest auto shop, Alim meets the
mechanic's granddaughter, a young Ukrainian girl who convinces him
to go to the river. Obstacles keep coming where Alim and Mustafa
become closer. The father and son arrive at Uncle Vasya's home,
which is not far from the family's original Crimean homeland, and
Mustafa convinces Uncle Vasya to let him borrow a rowboat to
complete the rest of their journey.
“Homeward” was the official submission of Ukraine for the Best
International Feature Film category of the 92nd Academy Awards. The
film has won several awards including: Best Director and Best Actor
at the Ukrainian Film Academy Awards, Best Feature Film, Best
Director and Best Actor at Ukrainian Film Critics Awards, Grand
Prize at Odesa International Film Festival, Best Film at Bucharest
International Film Festival, Best Feature Film and Best Actor at
Bosphorus Film Festival. It has also participated in Cannes Film
Festival, Eurasian International Film Festival and International
Film Festival of India and others.
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThK0Qc87uh0
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