Ukrainian film “La Palisiada” wins prize at Rotterdam Film Festival

The film “La Palisiada” by Ukrainian director Philip Sotnychenko earned an award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The Ukrainian Film State Agency publishes reports on Facebook.

“FIPRESCI prize for Philip Sotnychenko’s feature-length debut La Palisiada at the Rotterdam International Film Festival,” the message says.

The Ukrainian film “La Palisiada,” about the last execution in Ukraine in 1996, took part in the festival’s Tiger competition. It is the first time since 2008 that a Ukrainian movie has entered the IFFR’s main contest category.

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