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202285 minGdocumentary

Three Women

202285 minGdocumentary

Three elderly women in a Ukrainian village face a declining population as they navigate life in a remote area of the Carpathian Mountains.

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Three elderly women in a Ukrainian village face a declining population as they navigate life in a remote area of the Carpathian Mountains.

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Maksym Melnykdirector

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In the Ukrainian village of Stuzhytsya, nestled in the Carpathian Mountains, three elderly women navigate daily life in a community facing depopulation. A farmer, a post office clerk, and a biologist share their stories against the backdrop of 2019, the year of Volodymyr Zelensky’s election victory. As the film crew documents their interactions, they gradually become integrated into village life, forming connections that reveal the warmth of human relationships in a place where few young people remain.

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