Ukrainian Sheriffs (2015)

A tragicomic portrait of a two-man team of sheriffs in a remote Ukrainian village disturbed by everyday incidents and political developments.

Director:

Roman Bondarchuk

Writers:

Dar'ya Averchenko, Roman Bondarchuk

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Storyline

In the country with the biggest police force in Europe, Ukraine, there is a lack of policemen in rural communities therefore villagers of Stara Zburievka village have found a solution. They chose two local men - the smartest and the strongest - to take care of the public order. Villagers give them power, a car, and shiny tokens and name them "sheriffs". Sometimes wild and violent, the other times awkward and funny, sheriffs' actions, according to the village community, are always fair. However, the recent political events taking place in Ukraine have changed the situation in Stara Zburievka village, too. Will the sheriffs' activities, which started as a protest to the existing corrupted system, be able to cope with the new, complex and revolutionary transition? The "Ukrainian Sheriffs" is a kind, funny, and sometimes shocking story about average Ukrainians who take action and build their own, let's say idealistic, country model combining wildness and kindness, immorality and humanity....

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Plot Keywords:

village | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of Ukraine for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.

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Details

Official Sites:

Offical website Official site

Country:

Ukraine Latvia Germany

Language:

Ukrainian Russian

Release Date:

15 September 2016 (Ukraine)

Also Known As:

Sherifferna i Ukraina

Company Credits

Production Co:

VFS Films, SOUTH, Taskovski Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min (TV) 85 min (original)

Color:

Color