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Zelensky

Zelensky

★ 8.0/10•2025•2h 13m•Documentary

Ten years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was just one of the many faces on Ukrainian television screens. He became a star thanks to the 2015 satirical series Servant of the People, in which he played a history teacher who becomes president. Four years later, what began as fiction became a reality. Follow the transformation of a popular TV comedian into a statesman on the frontlines of the Russian invasion. Archival footage, family photos, television appearances, and interviews with Zelensky and those closest to him create a multi-layered portrait of a man who always longed for a large audience. At the same time, the film places his personal development in the broader context of post-Soviet Ukraine, which is also searching for its own identity.

Yves Jeuland · Director

Lisa Vapné · Director

Ariane Chemin · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 13m
LanguageFR
Release DateMay 13, 2025

Actors

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Narrator (voice)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Self

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