29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The End of Holidays
The End of Holidays
The End of Holidays
The End of Holidays

The End of Holidays

Serhii Lysenko / USSR / 1985 / International Premiere / 29 min.


synopsis

This legendary musical film from the Perestroika era combines four video clips linked by the story of a young musician. It is a punk portrait of the Leningrad band Kino and its frontman, singer and actor Viktor Tsoi, whose performance style and looks made him a cult figure for Ukrainian youth.

biography

Sergey Lysenko (1964) works at Ukrainian Television as a director and moderator. His feature debut, the psychological drama The Boundaries of the Castle (1989), was a success at festivals in Romania, Ukraine and Russia. In his thesis film Konets kanikul / The End of Holidays, he captured Russian underground singer Viktor Tsoy on the cusp of massive fame.

more about film

director: Serhii Lysenko

contact

OLEKSANDR DOVZHENKO NATIONAL CENTRE
Vasylkivska str., 1
03040 / Kiev / Ukraine
+38 044 201 65 74 / info.dc@dovzhenkocentre.org

Film at festival

premiere type:International Premiere
festival edition:2019
section:Conference Fascinations: Ukraine
format:Video File
colour:Colour

Info

director:Serhii Lysenko
original title:Kinec' kanikul
country:USSR
year:1985
running time:29 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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