Preceded by the film Flowers of Ukraine

Three years of war in Ukraine, and tomorrow?

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Tuesday 11 March – 20h00
Espace Pitoëff - Théâtre
Rue de Carouge 52, 1205 Geneva

On 24th February 2022, Russia launched an unprecedented attack on Ukraine. Three years on, the toll is staggering. Will Trump’s return to power mark a step towards peace, as he has pledged? And how will Ukraine rebuild itself?

On 24th February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine with over 100,000 troops. This was the largest military aggression on European soil since the end of the Second World War. Three years later, there are more than a million people dead or wounded, six million refugees, and countless others enduring unimaginable suffering. What does the future hold? Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed he would end the war “within 24 hours.” Even if he does not stick to such an ambitious timeline, his administration’s arrival is altering the dynamics and balance of power. To what extent will the United States continue providing critical military support to Ukraine? Is genuine peace really on the agenda? If so, under what conditions, and with what repercussions for European security? And then, how should Ukraine be rebuilt?

Co-presented with Helvetas and Le Temps
Introduction

Thomas Mauget
Emergency humanitarian aid coordinator in Ukraine, Helvetas
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Discussion

Martin Sajdik
Former OSCE Special Representative for Ukraine and Minsk talks
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Oleksandra Matviïtchuk
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Vice-President of the FIDH (by videoconference)
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Pierre Lévy
Former French ambassador to Russia
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Moderators

Stéphane Bussard
Journalist, Le Temps
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Language(s)
The discussion is interpreted in English and French

By Adelina Borets

Flowers of Ukraine

Natalia, 67, lives in Kyiv on the very plot where she was born. To her, this place is paradise: she raised her children there and plans to spend the rest of her life on this land. Amid a joyful chaos, she keeps animals, grows flowers, and has turned her space into an oasis of peace and freedom. But the area around her is booming with new developments, and apartment blocks are springing up everywhere. Both developers and her own children urge her to leave her haven for a flat. Natalia resists, and when war erupts, she stands her ground, defending not only her house but her city, too.

Swiss Premiere
Section : Competition - Focus
Country : Poland, Ukraine
Original language : Ukrainian
Subtitles : English, French
Duration
70’
Year
2024
Director
Adelina Borets
Producers
Gogol Film
Koskino
Gogol Vertigo
Photographie
Bogdan Borysenko
Bogdan Rozumnyi
Editing
Agata Cierniak
Mateusz Wojtyński
Music
DAKHABRAKHA
Son
Denys Kashchei
Oleh Kulchytskyi
World Sales
Institute of Documentary Film