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RUNTIME
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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Dying Swan
2023 0h 20m UK
Drama
Synopsis
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Fedir Orlenko was once a renowned ballet dancer who now lives in a small town. Caught in a long term depression, Fedor decides to end his life, but during his last day, he walks around the city to meet the "ghosts" of his past and once again plunge into the magical world in which he once lived.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Tetiana Kosianchuk
Andrii Kyrylchuk
Roman Budko
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Stephen Fingleton
- Writers
- Oleksii Hladushevskyi
- Languages
- Ukrainian
- Countries
- Ukraine
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The take
Stephen Fingleton directs. Serhii Uhryn behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Ukraine. Dialogue in Ukrainian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 3 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Stephen Fingleton, shot by Serhii Uhryn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Tetiana Kosianchuk and Andrii Kyrylchuk and Roman Budko carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt28079401 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Serhii Uhryn
- Runtime
- 20 min · 0h 20m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- UK
Also by
Stephen Fingleton
Key crew
- ProducerStephen Fingleton
- ProducerOleksii Hladushevskyi
- ProducerRegina Maryanovska-Davidzon
- ProducerLana Turianska
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- depression
- suicide
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2023-06-15· Mykolaichuk OPEN Audience Film Festival
