Oleg Sentsov said that in the event of a new Russian invasion, he would evacuate his family and go “to where it will be hot” (Photo: Alexander Medvedev / NV)
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Oleg Sentsov, a film director with a former political prisoner, answers the main questions that worry all of Ukraine today and talks about his film Rhinoceros, which was recently acquired by the almighty Netflix.
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Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian film director and a former Russian political prisoner, shows up at the NV office with two croissants. He explains that his schedule these days is so tight that he just doesn’t have time to eat, and immediately apologizes because he will do it during the interview.
The reason for the busy life of Sentsov is that on February 17, his crime drama was released in Ukrainian cinemas. Rhinoceros, the first feature film since its release. It was her that many were waiting for to answer the question – what kind of director Oleg Sentsov. Sentsov himself was waiting. He admits that he is not ashamed of the film and calls Rhinoceros his return to cinema.
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However, the film has already been recognized by the international cinematographic community – it received two awards at the Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden at once, becoming the best film of the festival and winning the Best Actor nomination.
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