When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea
A widow who cares for stray cats, a boy who loves the sea, a philosopher marked by life...Eva Neymann shows the inhabitants of Odesa with gentleness and care, trying to find out what they dream of when the war has destroyed all certainty.
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A widow who cares for stray cats, a boy who loves the sea, a philosopher marked by life... Eva Neymann shows the inhabitants of Odesa with gentleness and care, trying to find out what they dream of when the war has destroyed all certainty.
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- Release date
- Nov 20, 2025
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
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- Language
- Russian, Ukrainian
- Country
- Germany, Ukraine
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