Vulkan
Volcano
Directed by
2018
On a mission as an interpreter, Lukas gets lost somewhere in the south of Ukraine in strange circumstances. He is taken in by an eccentric native. Captivated by the strangeness of this arid region and its inhabitants, he attempts to grapple with life while engaging in true introspection. A tragicomedy that touches on the absurd, Volcano is the first fiction feature film by the Ukrainian documentary maker. (Festival information, Fribourg, 2019)
A parable that explores the thin line between mirages and the reality of a collapsed Ukraine. Lukas is progressively seduced by the informal anarchy of a vast and impoverished region. As enigmatic as it may seem, this beautifully elaborated film confronts us with our quest for the meaning of life.