My Thoughts Are Silent

My Thoughts Are Silent (2020)

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Twenty-five-year-old Vadym earns a living recording and selling all kinds of different sounds; nevertheless, he’d rather exchange his life in Kyiv for a better future in far-flung Canada. Thus, when he gets a generous job offer which might help him realise his dream, he jumps at the chance; he soon sets off to record the sounds of animals indigenous to Ukraine and also a rare bird native to the Carpathians. The situation proves somewhat more complicated when Vadym’s companion on the trip turns out to be his mother… To the sounds of a synthesized music score, debuting Ukrainian director Antonio Lukich unfolds a visually creative road movie, in which he demonstrates a highly unusual talent for constructing tragicomic situations.

Date of release
2020-01-02
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (78)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Antonio Lukich
Collection
My Thoughts Are Silent Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 0. Including: 100 best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema

My Thoughts Are Silent (2019) is a Ukrainian comedy-drama film by director Antonio Lukich. The film was first shown on 4 July 2019, during the East of West section of the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize.

Production

In June 2017, the film was one of the winners of the 10th Derzhkino Competition. The film received state funding of ₴8.9 million out of a total estimate of ₴9.2 million. Filming began in Ukraine in March 2018. Filming took place in Kyiv, in the Carpathians Mountains, and in the Zakarpattia Oblast.

Most of the money was spent on music, with a total cost of almost $10,000. The authors of the film acquired the rights to the song Spice Girls Viva Forever. The song became the most expensive item of expenses not by chance, because the main character wants to live like Victoria Beckham, because she is in love with her. Because of this, her song was identified as the key in the tape.

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