UK-produced Ukraine war film ‘Mother’ wraps Kyiv shoot

Exclusive: This month we have a major photo shoot wrapped around a 22-day shoot mothera feature produced in Britain during the ongoing war in Ukraine was set and was filmed in the location of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

mother It was the directorial debut of UK-based film director Jonathan Burch, who produces through his company’s Kono Films. The film is produced by Benpuhren from Sentinel Entertainment, Isabel Georgie from Ponnoyv Productions, and Alexander Omerinov from Ukrainian Joy films.

Inspired by real events, the film tells the story of Alex, a Ukrainian, who returns to London, who returns to his home country after Russia launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Oleksandr Yatsentyuk, who previously appeared in the two-week title of Cannes 2022 director Pamfirleads the cast, longside Natalka Kibizka, Galina Korniva and Artem Muntianoff.

The film is set to be released in the first quarter of 2026, and will soon be announced on the market.

“mother We aim to pay tribute to the everyday heroism of Ukrainians and provide a powerful and hopeful tale to our international audience,” Burch said.

“This is a moving story of courage and sacrifice,” a statement from Pullen and Georgie said. “We are proud to be able to move to the mail to get this challenging production in cans after extraordinary efforts from our Ukrainian cast and crew.”

mother Kono Films debut feature, and previously made shorts with the 2023 BFI London Film Festival Entry Resonance Frequency.

Sentinel has previously created a feature Score Johnny Flynn stars Will Poulter and Naomi Ackie. and The last sentinel With Kate Bosworth and Thomas Kretchmann.

Pont Neuf credits include Muayad Alayan’s House of Jerusalem And recently completed growing up With Gorda Rochebel and Nick Frost.