World premiere

Lessons of Tolerance

Local title
Sallivuse õppetunnid
Title in Russian
Уроки толерантности
Director
Arkadiy Nepytaliuk
Country
Ukraine
Year
2023
Programme
Critics' Picks Competition
Genre
comedy
Subject
interpersonal relationships, alcoholism, LGBTQ, absurd

Ten uneasy lessons in a tiny apartment in Ukraine. Teacher Nadia launches an EU-funded LGBT+ acceptance programme. A typically intolerant family hesitantly decides to sign up to receive tempting financial supplements. Their task is to spend 24 non-alcoholic days with Vasyl, who is gay but might also be the best friend, long-forgotten relative, good therapist, attentive social worker, or a plumber photographer. Beer-loving mechanic Zenyk, an actress of a never-been theatre Diana, and impatiently aggressive Denys will tame hate and envy. Through amusing games, they will learn about homophobia, equality, empathy, gender discrimination, and self-fulfilment.

A provocatively ironic mosaic of anecdotical sketches gradually forms a continuous labyrinth of black humour, tenderness, and witty sarcasm.

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Director
Arkadiy Nepytaliuk
Screenwriter
Arkadiy Nepytaliuk, Ludmila Timoshenko
Cast
Olena Uzlyuk, Oleksandr Yarema, Akmal Huriezov, Oleksandr Piskunov, Karolina Mruha
Producer
Serhiy Lavrenyuk
DoP
Serhiy Krutko
Editor
Serhii Klepach, Oleksiy Shamin
Composer
Roman Cherenov, Roman Hrysiuk, Kyrylo Cherkashyn
Runtime
Language
Ukrainian
Subtitles
English

Screenings

6th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening070601 / Sallivuse õppetunnid
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsArkadii Nepytaliuk (Director), Serhiy Lavrenyuk (Producer)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening110704 / Sallivuse õppetunnid
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
9th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening160901 / Sallivuse õppetunnid
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Trailer
Q&A with the filmmaker