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The First Days

The First Days

★ 7.4/10•2023•K12•Drama•War & Politics
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A unique drama anthology series for our time, inspired by true events which happened in Kyiv in the first few weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As the brutal war got underway, every second person left Kyiv. Yet every second person remained. These are their stories – variously moving, funny, sad, stark, unsettling, and uplifting.

Anastasia Lodkina · Director

Pavlo Ostrikov · Director

Anna Eliseyeva · Director

Tala Prystaietska · Director

StatusEnded
LanguageFI
First Air DateOct 29, 2023

Episodes

Episode 1 - FamilyE135m

Family

After her family home is destroyed, Olga has to co-exist in a small apartment with her husband, ex-husband and their children.

Oct 29, 2023

Episode 2 - In The ZooE235m

In The Zoo

Max, a zoo employee from Ukraine, must find a way to help the animals he works with after the invasion by Russian troops results in a loss of electricity and food.

Nov 5, 2023

Episode 3 - HomelessE331m

Homeless

After fleeing war once, a homeless man who lives with his 10-year-old son decides to join his country's war effort but struggles to do so due to his lack of documents and identification.

Nov 12, 2023

Episode 4 - Kyiv-BerlinE434m

Kyiv-Berlin

A German surgeon visits Kyiv to rescue his girlfriend after war breaks out, only to find out that she refuses to leave. After being inspired to stay back and volunteer, he finds himself in a dangerous situation.

Nov 19, 2023

Episode 5 - MomsE532m

Moms

During Russia's invasion, Egor, a seven-year-old Ukrainian boy, fights his fears with his imaginary friends while his mothers contemplate leaving the country.

Nov 26, 2023

Episode 6 - A House with A StarE635m

A House with A Star

A famous drag artist becomes a symbol of Ukrainian resistance after he decides to stay in Kyiv instead of fleeing war and starts live streaming every day.

Dec 3, 2023

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