Butterfly Vision

Moving away from typical glorious and patriotic (male) war stories, Buttefly Vision focuses on the condition of female soldiers who may have to face things worse than death. After spending months as a prisoner in Donbas, Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance expert Lilia returns home to her family. However, memories and feelings from her past captivity continue to torment her and resurface in dreamlike ways. While unable to forget, Lilia refuses to identify as a victim and instead starts a new struggle, this time to liberate herself. With this film, Maksym Nakonechnyi explores the haunting and often surreal dimensions of individual trauma, that here reflect the collective trauma of a country devasted by war, violence and hatred.