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202610 minPGdocumentary

Cinematographer

202610 minPGdocumentary

Ukrainian cinematographer Anatoliy Khymych reflects on his work, particularly his films about Chornobyl, while caring for three rescued dogs.

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Ukrainian cinematographer Anatoliy Khymych reflects on his work, particularly his films about Chornobyl, while caring for three rescued dogs.

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Ukrainian cinematographer Anatoliy Khymych raises three dogs, one of which he saved from death, and the shadows of the films he has shot — about Chornobyl, in particular — are recalled.

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