Supported project
RETENTION
- Director: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
- Scriptwriter: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
- Countries: Ukraine / France
- Genre: Fiction
- Country of shooting: Ukraine
- Language: Ukrainian, English
- Duration: 100 min
SYNOPSIS
Ukraine, 2070. Alex (40) returns to her motherland with her husband in order to find out the truth about her missing father who vanished 30 years ago. There, with the help of an emerging technology, she is able to clone her father in a bionic body, which has the memories and appearance of her father when she last saw him. Together, daughter and clone-father, embark on a journey to find out the truth about his mysterious disappearance and confront their past traumas.
CONTACT
Ukrainian producer
Mellivora Productions
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
dmytro.sukholytkyy.sobchuk@gmail.com
Producer from a contributing country
Paradise City Films (France)
Emilie Georges
emilie@weareparadise.city
AMOUNT OF THE SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT: 43 800€
European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films – Date of the decision : December 11th 2023
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