''Bad Roads'' (russian: Плохие дороги, Plokhiye dorogi
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imdb.com. 2020, ) is a Ukrainian-Russian-language Ukrainian
drama film
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directed by
Nataliia Vorozhbyt
Natalya Anatoliyivna Vorozhbyt ( uk, Наталія Анатоліївна Ворожбит}) (born 4 April 1975) is a Ukrainian playwright and screenwriter.
Life
Vorozhbyt graduated in 2000 from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. She has als ...
and released in 2020. Its world premiere took place on 3 September 2020 at the 35th
Venice International Critics' Week, where it was screened in competition. In September 2021 it was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the
Best International Feature Film at the
94th Academy Awards
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.
Plot
Four short stories are set along the roads of
Donbass during the war. There are no safe spaces and no one can make sense of what is going on. Even as they are trapped in the chaos, some manage to wield authority over others. But in this world, where tomorrow may never come, not everyone is defenseless and miserable. Even the most innocent victims may have their turn at taking charge.
Cast
Film's top cast:
* Zoya Baranovska as ''young woman''
* Maryna Klimova as ''journalist''
* Anna Zhuravska as ''young girl''
* Ihor Koltovskyy as ''school principal''
* Andriy Lelyukh as ''commander''
Reception
''Bad Roads'' has an approval rating of 91% on
review aggregator
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website
Rotten Tomatoes
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, based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10.
Metacritic
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assigned the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on critics, indicating "generaly favourable reviews".
[https://www.metacritic.com/movie/bad-roads?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c]
See also
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References
External links
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2020 films
2020 drama films
Ukrainian drama films
2020s Russian-language films
Russian-language Ukrainian films
War in Donbas films
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