On October 14, on Ukrainian Defender Day, 1+1 TV channel will broadcast Cherkasy military action drama. This will be a TV premiere of the film about the last Ukrainian ship in the Crimea, and it will start at 10:15 PM.
Cherkasy is a Ukrainian feature directed by Timur Yaschenko about the defense of a ship with the same name, a mine-sweeper blocked by Russian troops in Donuzlav lake in March 2014 during the annexation of the Crimea. The film was created by MKK Film Service (Ukraine) with the support of Ukrainian State Film Agency and facilitation of Naval Forces and Armed Forces Headquarters. The military consultant for the film was the actual commander of Cherkasy Yuriy Fedash who was the last to leave the ship during the events of 2014, just as the commander should.
The wide theatrical distribution of Cherkasy started on February 27, 2020 and was disrupted in mid-March due to COVID pandemic to be resumed in July, though for a short time only. This film was viewed on big screens by 73,732 people, and the box office for the whole distribution period is 6,522,678 UAH.
After the end of theatrical screenings, the film about Cherkasy mine-sweeper continued its life cycle. According to distribution practice and also to satisfy high demand among the audience unable to view Cherkasy in the cinemas, starting from September 1 the film became available on Ukrainian legal online platforms. And on October 14 the film based on real events of 2014 in the Crimea will be available to the widest TV audience on 1+1 channel, which is the official broadcaster of the film. The first TV air of this military action drama will take place on Ukrainian Defender Day, and this seems very appropriate and symbolic to the film authors.
“On Ukrainian Defender Day,1+1 audience will have a great opportunity to watch the first ever feature about Ukrainian Naval Forces. I hope that this film will touch everyone who sees it because it was made to ask questions, very important and challenging ones. I hope for discussion, either public or internal. First of all, this is a film about the brave team of Cherkasy mine-sweeper put in a very complicated, almost hopeless situation in the Ukrainian Crimea in 2014. Besides, this is also a film about regular people, young guys, all of us, Ukrainians, choice, self-identification and revival of nation,” says Timur Yaschenko, film director and co-screenwriter.
FILM.UA Distribution (FILM.UA Group) is responsible for feature distribution.
The official broadcaster is 1+1 TV channel.
FYI
Synopsis: It is February 2014. Occupation of the Crimean peninsula is starting. Cherkasy mine-sweeper is coming back to the base but the port is already lost. Together with other ships of the Ukrainian fleet, it is blocked in Donuzlav lake as the way to the sea is closed off by sunken ships. The story is based on real events about the last ship in the Crimea that resisted and continued its courageous fight.
Director: Tymur Yaschenko
Cameraman: Yuriy Dunay
Producers: Marta Lotysh, Iryna Klymenko
Screenwriters: Tymur Yaschenko, Robert Kvilman
Genre: military action drama
Art director: Oleksiy Velychko
Sound directors: Volodymyr Tretyakov, Farid Mbaydin
Composer: Anton Baybakov
Vocals: Катя Chilly Group 432 Hz
Editor: Oleksandr Chorniy
Makeup artist: Maria Pilunska
Costume designer: Daria Kochneva
Co-director: Daryna Lukashenko
