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Swear To Me (2026)
Directed by Khrystyna Braslavska
Drama · 15m
Vasyl lives in a remote Carpathian village, where he bears responsibility for the household and helps his mother with traditional coverlets fulling. One evening, his younger brother Ivan arrives unexpectedly at the family home. Ivan is a gay soldier who, before being deployed to a front-line position, wishes to discuss his last will. In the event of his death, he asks to be cremated by his partner in Kyiv, rather than laid to rest in the village soil where he was never truly accepted. This request stands in direct opposition to local traditions. Vasyl finds himself torn between honoring his brother’s final wish and conforming to what is considered morally and culturally right.
Cast
Yurii Vykhovanets
Crew
- Director
- Khrystyna Braslavska
- Writer
- Khrystyna Braslavska
- Director of Photography
- Artur Markitan
- Editor
- Vasilisa Bezpalko
- Producer
- Kseniya Mnykh
Details
- Original title
- Братчик
- Release date
- 2026-10-28
- Runtime
- 15m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- UK
- Spoken languages
- Ukrainian
- Countries
- Ukraine
- Production
- Lviv Film Hub, Lviv Film Commission