Divia

Divia (2025)

The film explores the catastrophic influence of Russian invasion on nature in Ukraine. This is a journey from the harmonious life of nature to the fiery whirl of war which burns out the earth, forests and all flesh. As the spring comes, nature revives and brings new life among animals despite the irreversible damage. Yet the tremendous scope of the tragedy deprives us of hope for immediate natural recovery and cleaning of the remains of war.

Date of release
2025-07-06
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Dmytro Hreshko

Interesting facts

Divia is a 2025 documentary film written and directed by Dmytro Hreshko. The film documents Ukraine's transformation from serene natural beauty to devastation under the Russian invasion. With spring, life tentatively reemerges, but the vast destruction offers little hope for swift ecological recovery.

Production

The film is produced by Gogol Film and UP UA Studio, with Valk Productions as co-producer, is an observation documentary. There are no dialogues, no voiceover, only meaningful silence. Exterminated forests, flooded villages, rescuers, deminers, animal rescue volunteers and nature are the main character of this film.

It received the financial support from the Polish Film Institute, Netherlands Film Fund, and the FILM BOOST scholarship program, in collaboration with Deutsche Filmakademie and the Ukrainian Film Academy. Additional cooperation and support came from Netflix, the Emergency Support Initiative by Kyiv Biennial, Göteborg Film Fund, and Prague Civil Society Center.

In October 2023, the film won the Current Time TV Award at the DOK Co-Pro Market, DOK Leipzig.

The shooting of the film began three years ago, with 77 shooting days and about 130 hours’ worth of content.

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