One World Screening: Cuba & Alaska
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One World Screening: Cuba & Alaska
- Movie
- Festival
17.00
Cuba & Alaska / Yegor Troyanovsky / Ukraine, Belgium, France / 2025 / 93 min.
Language: Ukrainian
Subtitles: Czech subtitles for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers
Guest: Ondřej Soukup, a Czech Radio journalist specialising in Russia and Ukraine
One World Liberec
Cuba and Alaska have enlisted as paramedics on the front line near Kharkiv, Ukraine. Humour and friendship help them keep believing in victory amid the fierce fighting.
Cuba and Alaska are the nicknames of two young women whose friendship is literally a matter of life and death. They provide first aid and try to keep the wounded conscious until they can receive professional medical care. Although they come under fire and lose people close to them in the fighting, humour and friendship help them carry on. Footage from phones and GoPro cameras mounted on helmets and uniforms adds to this authentic account. Both women believe in a Ukrainian victory and want to play their part in achieving it. When one of the inseparable paramedics is seriously injured, their paths diverge. Will they meet again on the front line, or is their mission to support Ukraine in the face of invasion coming to an end?
Advance ticket sales close at 12:00 noon on the day of the event. After that, tickets can be purchased at the event.