“Glory Leontiev and Brendan Bellomo’s tape claims a reward as the best documentary.”, – WRITE: www.unian.ua
Glory Leontiev and Brendan Bellomo’s tape claims a reward as the best documentary.
Frame from “Porcelain War” / ARTHOUSE TRAFFIC PhotoThis year, Ukraine will represent the Porcelain War at the Oscar Award, nominated in the Best Documentary category. The awards ceremony will take place on March 3, and on March 6, the tape will be released.
UNIAN, together with the Arthouse Traffic Cinema, tell why everyone should watch this movie.
What a movie aboutThe Documentary “Porcelain War” tells about three Kharkiv artists – the glory of Leontiev, his wife Anya Stasenko and their friend Andrei Stefanov. Despite the constant shelling and threat from the Russian troops, they remain in frontier Kharkiv and continue to create porcelain statuettes. In this way, they not just retain art, but turn ruins into a space of beauty and resistance.
Who created the movieThe directors of the ribbon were Slava Leontiev and Brendan Bellomo. Leontiev is not only a co -mode, but also the main character of the film. He is known as a graphic artist who works with porcelain. His work has become a symbol of how art can survive even in the most difficult conditions.
Frame from “Porcelain War” / ARTHOUSE TRAFFIC PhotoBrendan Bellomo is an American director and laureate of the 2009 student award of the American Academy for the movie “Live Story”.
Music and visual aestheticsThe film sounds a soundtrack from the cult Ukrainian ethno -band “Dahabraha”, whose music gives him a special atmosphere and depth.
The tape also received high ratings for operator work, as it was able to pass the contrast between the destroyed city landscapes and the fragile beauty of porcelain figures.
Frame from “Porcelain War” / ARTHOUSE TRAFFIC PhotoThe operator was another tape hero – Andrey Stefanov, who was nominated for the American Cinema Operators (ASC) Award as the best documentary operator.
World recognition The film was first shown at the Sandance festival in 2024, where he received the jury Grand Prix in the American documentary competition. Since then, Porcelain War has won more than 50 awards at international film festivals, including in Karlovy Varakh, San Francisco, Cleveland, Seattle and at the Hot Docs Documentary Festival.
Frame from “Porcelain War” / ARTHOUSE TRAFFIC PhotoAt the beginning of 2025, the tape was nominated for the Oscar in the “Best Document” category and received the Guild of the US Director Guild, which became another confirmation of its uniqueness and importance.
The reaction of criticsWorld media gave high ratings. For example, Screen Daily called it “a personal confession, almost like a living album of memoirs”, Hollywood Reporter emphasized that “the movie has a clear artistic approach” and the Indewire journalist suffered that the tape contains “Shocking contrast …”.
Currently, an IMDB movie rating is 7.1 out of 10 points, while on Rotten Tomatoes, it received 95% of critics with Certified Freshness and 99% of viewers. At the same time, at Metacritic, movie experts rated it at 73 out of 100 points, and a wide audience – 7.9 of 10 points, which in both cases corresponds to the characteristic “generally positive feedback”.
Why see “porcelain war”This tape is more than documentary. She tells the power of art capable of resisting war and destruction. It is a story about human stability, creativity and search for beauty, even in the darkest times.
“Porcelain War” is a movie that is worth seeing how culture and art can become a weapon against fear and violence.
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