The Oscar cinema in the Gulliver shopping center in the capital hosted a pre-premiere screening of the new film by cult American director Jim Jarmusch, Father Mother Sister Brother, ahead of its wide release in Ukraine, Olga Levkun, a journalist from the Culture Department of the Interfax-Ukraine agency, reports from the scene.
The film is a comedy-drama structured as three novellas that explore the complex relationships between loved ones—parents and children, brothers and sisters—as well as themes of family memory, alienation, and the search for emotional intimacy. The film combines Jarmusch’s trademark irony with intimate psychological drama and the director’s signature aesthetic.
The film features world-renowned actors, including Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, Charlotte Rampling, Vicky Krieps, Tom Waits, Mayim Bialik, Sarah Green, India Moore, and Luca Sabbat.
The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, where it won the top prize, the Golden Lion. After the festival screening, the film received widespread international acclaim and positive reviews from critics, who praised Jarmusch’s direction, the actors’ performances, and the screenplay structure.
The pre-premiere screening in Kyiv took place on the eve of the film’s Ukrainian release and brought together representatives of the cultural community, the film industry, and the media.
According to reports, the film will be released in Ukraine on February 26.
Jim Jarmusch is one of the most influential directors in American independent cinema, the author of cult films such as Dead Man, Paterson, Broken Flowers, Only Lovers Left Alive, and others. His works have repeatedly received awards at Cannes, Venice, and other international film festivals.
