Homeward | Evge

Ukraine's Academy Award Nominee

Having lost his oldest son Nazim in the war between Russia and Ukraine, Mustafa resolves to bring the boy’s body to the land of his birth: Crimea. Together, he and his resentful younger son Alim set out on a journey that will profoundly mark their relationship.

Presented in the Un Certain section of the Cannes Festival, Homeward marks Nariman Aliev as a talent to watch. Aliev explores family bonds and motherland while drawing on his own heritage as he sets the affecting and visually striking film in the disputed territory of Crimea.

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