17th BIFFes 2026
Jan 29th - 06th Feb 2026
"Woman: Shared Sensibilities, A Collective Voice for Equality"
UNDER THE VOLCANO
POD WULKANEM
A Ukrainian family is spending their final day of vacation in Tenerife, Spain, when suddenly Russia’s ongoing occupation of Ukraine turns into a full-scale invasion. As their return to Kyiv becomes impossible, the tourists are forced to become refugees overnight.
ಉಕ್ರೇನಿಯನ್ ಕುಟುಂಬವೊಂದು ಸ್ಪೇನ್ನ ಟೆನೆರಿಫ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ ರಜೆಯ ಕೊನೆಯ ದಿನವನ್ನು ಕಳೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾಗ, ಅಚಾನಕ್ ರಷ್ಯಾದ ಉಕ್ರೇನ್ ಮೇಲಿನ ಮುಂದುವರಿಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಆಕ್ರಮಣ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದ ದಾಳಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾರ್ಪಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಕೀವ್ಗೆ ಮರಳುವುದು ಅಸಾಧ್ಯವಾದಾಗ, ಈ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರು ರಾತ್ರಿ ಕಳೆದು ಬೆಳಗಾಗುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರಾಶ್ರಿತರಾಗಿಬಿಡುತ್ತಾರೆ.
Producer(s) or Production Company:
Mikolaj Lizut, Agnieszka Jastrzębska
Screenplay:
Damian Kocur, Marta Konarzewska
Director of Photography:
Nikita Kuzmienko
Editor :
Alan Zejer
Music :
N/A
Polish filmmaker Damian Kocur (b. 1983, Katowice), a graduate of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, is known for his naturalistic, quasi-documentary style. He gained international recognition with his feature debut BREAD AND SALT (2022), which won the Special Jury Prize at Venice. His second feature, UNDER THE VOLCANO (2024), premiered at TIFF and was Poland's official Oscar submission. Kocur is also an acclaimed short film director, with AS IT WAS (2023) competing for the Short Film Palme d'Or at Cannes.