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February 24th, 2022. Veronika Vasylyeva, a Ukrainian director and screenwriter, falls into a deep sadness because of what is happening in her country and her uncertain future in cinema. During the war, she begins to think about the film she would have liked to make and that she may never be able to: a love story.<\/p>\n\n

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