Under the Volcano

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Under the Volcano

2024

1h 45m

Drama

War

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A portrayal of the emotional state of the young Ukrainian family, which is struck by the outbreak of war on the last day of their vacation in Tenerife. Their return to Kiev turns out to be impossible.

Stephen Saito

Variety

Although Kocur sticks the landing and doesn’t need to supply much context for the earliest moments of the family discovering what is going on back home, the uncertainty they feel threatens to become tedious.

Sep 12, 2024

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Giuseppe Sedia

Kino Mania

Just like Ruben Östlund’s films, Kocur’s drama is infused with a lull-before-the-storm feeling that pervades the interaction between the characters, both before and after the news of the military attack

Rated: 4/5

Jan 21, 2025

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

A day trip to a volcano is a potent symbol.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 10, 2025

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Frank J. Avella

The Contending

Kocur tends to devote too much time to the surly teen daughter immersed in her online world—I never quite warmed to her. But there is tremendous power in the tense scenes between dad and stepmom that made the film more than worthwhile.

Rated: B-

Dec 19, 2024

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Andrew Murray

The Upcoming

Led by outstanding performances from the central cast, Kocur has crafted an effective, if sometimes self-indulgent, feature which captures how ordinary people cope with a frightening situation.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 16, 2024

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Amber Wilkinson

Screen International

Even as a tense exploration of difficult family relationships... this would be gripping, but Kocur continually nudges at the bigger picture.

Oct 31, 2024

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Andy H

A ukrainian family on vacation in the Canary Islands when the war breaks out. They can't get home, and must stay. You can easily figure what the story is next, and yes that is exactly what happens. They call their friends, who are scared, they watch news on the 온라인카지노추천, they fight and argue, they cry. They hate seeing other people having vacation and good time. Well acted, with some social commentary where the teenage daughter befriends an african refugee, with the point they are also refugees, european refugees in europe.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Kirsti P

I saw this movie at TIFF and found it so very human. Nothing was glossy or smooth, the story was more than just what the family was dealing with, although that in itself was a lot. The relationships within the family, as well as their encounters in the local landscape, were all just so beautifully portrayed, and thus kudos go to the cinematography and the acting. Finding transcendence among tribulation is beauty.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/08/25

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Bob C

Lost opportunity to tell an important story but we'd need a) a plot and b) a script. Very disappointing. A final act with the family in Warsaw and dad heading to Kiev would have allowed the audience closure and brought the film's emotional arch to closure. The filmmaker treated their audience badly.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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David S

Tedious and utterly devoid of insight.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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Damian Kocur

Director

Sofia Berezovska

Sofia

Roman Lutskyi

Roma

Anastasiya Karpenko

Nastia

Fedir Pugachov

Fedir

Nelson Morales Alonso

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Synopsis

A portrayal of the emotional state of the young Ukrainian family, which is struck by the outbreak of war on the last day of their vacation in Tenerife. Their return to Kiev turns out to be impossible.

Director: Damian Kocur
Producer: Mikołaj Lizut, Agnieszka Jastrzebska
Screenwriter: Damian Kocur, Marta Konarzewska
Production Co: Lizart Film, Hawk Art
Genre: Drama, War
Original Language: Ukrainian
Runtime: 1h 45m