| A Rising Fury | |
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| Ukrainian | Гартованi Гнiвом |
| Directed by | Lesya Kalynska,Ruslan Batytsky |
| Written by | Lesya Kalynska, Ruslan Batytsky |
| Produced by | Lesya Kalynska, Ruslan Batytskyi, TJ Collins, Jonathan Borge Lie |
| Cinematography | Ruslan Batytskyi |
| Edited by | Araby Kelley, Lesya Kalynska, Ruslan Batytskyi |
| Music by | Emiliano Mazzenga,Mariana Sadovska,Roman Turovsky |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Countries | Ukraine, USA, Norway |
| Languages | Ukrainian English Russian |
A Rising Fury («Гартовані Гнівом» in Ukrainian) is a 2022 Ukrainiandocumentary film directed by Ukrainian American director and producerLesya Kalynska and Ukrainian filmmakerRuslan Batytsky. It was produced by TJ Collins (USA) and Jonathan Borge Lie (Norway). A Rising Fury garnered international acclaim, and was longlisted for the 2024 Academy Awards in the Best Feature Documentary category.[1][2][3][4]
A Rising Fury follows two hopeful Ukrainian idealists from theEuromaidan protests in Kyiv in 2013 to the full-scaleRussian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.The main characters Pavlo and Svitlana meet and fall in love during protests on the Maidan. After theoccupation of Crimea and the start of the war in Donbas, Pavlo loses his home in Donetsk and becomes a soldier in a volunteer battalion. Svitlana joins the volunteers helping soldiers at the front. The situation escalates at the front when Pavlo confronts his former martial arts instructor and former comrades, who sided with the Russian-backed separatists. While fighting for their country, the young couple is faced with tough life choices. The film also features Vadym Vasylchuk, the Maidan commander who became a deputy in the Kyiv City Council and in 2022 joined the Ukrainian Defense Forces. The film includes historical footage withJohn McCain,Igor Lapin,Les Podervianskyi,Svyatoslav Vakarchuk,Ivan Lenyo and the bandKozak System.
A Rising Fury was written by Lesya Kalynska and co-written by TJ Collins.
The film team followed their subjects for nearly ten years, from theRevolution of Dignity in 2013 to the battlefields in Eastern Ukraine during the full-scale invasion in 2022. It required multiple expeditions to the front lines and extensive filming in Kyiv.
The film's soundtrack features original score byEmiliano Mazzenga, and includes music byMariana Sadovska,Roman Turovsky,Mykola Leontovych andSvyatoslav Vakarchuk.
The World Premiere ofA Rising Fury took place at theTribeca Film Festival in 2022 with a special presentation at Lincoln Center – Walter Reade Theater. The International Premiere took place at Warsaw IFF, Poland; Ukrainian premiere - at Odesa IFF. Scandinavian Premiere at Stockholm IFF, Sweden; and Australian premiere – at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. The film was selected by many prestigious international film festivals and screened across four continents.
A Rising Fury had a limited theatrical release in New York City atCinema Village movie theater from October 27 to November 2, 2023. The theatrical premiere commemorated the 10-year anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine.[5]A Rising Fury also had a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on February 22, 2024.
A Rising Fury received numerous accolades from
A Rising Fury has had 5 wins and 6 nominations:
