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Squat32

Squat32 (working titles "Wall" and "Prioritization Fixation") is a Ukrainian film from 2019, a youth romantic drama directed by Sasha Lidagovsky.[1] The theatrical premiere of the film took place on April 11, 2019, in Ukraine and around the world.

Squat32
Сквот32
Directed bySasha Lidagovsky
Written byLyuko Dashvar
Produced byAndriy Yermak
StarringOleksandr Bohachuk, Anna Adamovich, Rimaida Onadska, Serhiy Luzanovsky, Ihor Levenets, Ivan Blyndar
CinematographyVolodymyr Ivanov
Music byViacheslav FAME Semenchenko
Production
company
Garnet International Media Group
Distributed byMMD UA (Ukraine)
Release date
  • April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11)
Running time
100 min
CountryUkraine
LanguageUkrainian
Budget₴12.5 million
Box office₴0.5 million

Plot edit

The main character, Lisa, who works at a passport center, unexpectedly finds herself in a Kyiv squat. In a dilapidated, semi-ruined building, she meets a community of free and talented creators: artists, dancers, and musicians. Elements of daily life are imbued with hip-hop culture: rap battles, graffiti, breaking, DJing, performances. The only lawful resident of the building is an eighty-year-old woman named Faina, who is the last obstacle for a local deputy to demolish the building and build an entire quarter.

Lisa is captivated by the energy and freedom of the squat residents. They fight for their way of life, create, and influence the world. Meeting these people changes the girl's life and worldview. She begins to move towards her dream, becomes more confident in herself, develops her own vision and style. Eventually, she is offered a job as a photographer.

Starring edit

  • Anna Adamovich – Lisa
  • Oleksandr Bohachuk
  • Rimayida Onadskaka
  • Serhiy Luzanovskiy
  • Ihor Levenets
  • Ivan Blindar
  • Sandra Sambo
  • Kateryna Bahirka
  • Vladyslav Partika
  • Vyacheslav Semenchenko
  • Nataliya Yefremova
  • Serhiy Shadrin
  • Yana Isayenko

Budget edit

In December 2011, director Irina Gromozda's film project titled "The Wall" (initial name of "Squatt32") was submitted for pitching to the Ukrainian State Film Agency by the film company Prima Film LLC. It became one of the winners of the Second Pitching of the State Cinema Agency in the "Feature Films" section with 43.1 points and received state funding (the amount of money to be allocated from the state budget for this and other projects of the second pitching was not publicly disclosed by the State Cinema Agency)[2][3][4][5] However, work on the project was halted in 2012 due to organizational issues, and on April 9, 2013, the film project was removed from the Program for the Production and Distribution of National Films for 2012/2013 by order of the Ministry of Culture.[6]

In 2016, Irina Gromozda's film project titled "Priorities Fixation" (second working title "Squatt32") was submitted again for pitching to the State Cinema Agency, this time by the film company Garnet International Media Group LLC, and became one of the winners of the Ninth Pitching of the State Cinema Agency, receiving state funding as a directorial debut film in the amount of ₴10 million from a total budget of ₴12.5 million.[7]

Release edit

The theatrical premiere of the film in Ukraine and worldwide took place on April 11, 2019.[8]

The television premiere of the film in Ukraine and worldwide took place on August 22, 2020, on the Suspilne Kultura channel.[9]

Reviews edit

The film received mostly positive reviews from Ukrainian film critics.[10][11][12][13][14]

References edit

  1. ^ Фіксація пріоритетів (робоча назва Сквот32) — медіапакет для медіа. ГарнетІнтернешнлМедіа, 2019
  2. ^ За державне фінансування у 2012—2013 у пітчингу Держкіно змагаються 53 кінопроекти — Телекритика, 20.12.2011
  3. ^ За підсумками другого пітчингу Держкіно затверджено 29 фільмів — ДМ, 20.04.2012
  4. ^ Держкіно оприлюднило оцінки проектів другого пітчингу. ДМ, 3 березня 2012
  5. ^ Затверджено зміни до Програми виробництва та розповсюдження національних фільмів на 2012/2013 рр.. sinua.dergkino.gov.ua/ua/, 25/09/2012
  6. ^ Олеся Анастасьєва, Сергій Васильєв. Про кінопроекти – переможці конкурсів Держкіно, виключені з Програми виробництва фільмів. ukrkino.com.ua/, 24.10.2016
  7. ^ У квітні виходить у прокат молодіжний фільм «Сквот 32». Детектор медіа,
  8. ^ Сквот32, kino-teatr.ua/uk/, 2019-04-15
  9. ^ "Дике поле", "Мої думки тихі" та інші: на свята "Суспільне" покаже українські фільми, cinema.in.ua, 2020-08-21, archived from the original on 2020-08-29, retrieved 2020-08-29
  10. ^ ТАКОГО УКРАЇНСЬКОГО ФІЛЬМУ ВИ ЩЕ НЕ БАЧИЛИ! | Огляд фільму "СКВОТ 32" від GEEK JOURNAL, retrieved 2023-05-14
  11. ^ "Opinion | Молодіжна субкультурна драма "Сквот32" – кінематографічний пінопласт". 2019-04-15. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  12. ^ "🧙♂️ "Сквот32": український хіп-хоп-Гоґвортс | Telekritika". 2019-04-15. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  13. ^ "Розстроєне піаніно - Детектор медіа". 2019-04-14. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  14. ^ Олександр Ковальчук. Сквот 32: Попсовий наїв українських мистців намагається розвеселити щемку бентегу арт-хаусу Стрімголов. Варіанти, 15 квітня 2019
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