Nice Ladies (Nice Ladies)

Production Status
Сompleted
Year of starting production
2019
Release Date
2024
Country(ies) of (co)production
Ukraine, Netherlands
Languages
Ukrainian, Russian, English
Duration
92’
Web Page

A team of ageing Ukrainian cheerleaders hold on to their friendship as each navigates the trauma of war in her own way.

With the recent escalation of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the seemingly unbreakable bond of a vibrant cheerleading team of 50+ year old women called Nice Ladies is challenged. They face impossible choices between motherland and grand motherhood, between staying and leaving. Core team member Sveta flees with her family to the Netherlands, while captain Valia and coach Nadia stay behind in the repeatedly bombed city of Kharkiv. Torn apart, the ladies try to keep contact to hold on to their sanity amid terror, heartbreak, and the plague of Sveta's survivor’s guilt. Will the team be able to reunite, save their sisterhood, and find a common language through the emerging scars of war?

CREW:
Script: Mariia Ponomarova
DOP: Sveta Aparina, Niels van Koevorden, Lola Mooij
Sound: Kamila Wojcik
Music: Mykyta Moiseiev
Production:
Co-production: TABOR LTD
Funding:
Already engaged financial partners and funds: MDR (Germany), Human (Netherlands), DR (Denmark), SVT (Sweden), Netherlands Film Fund, Amarte Foundation (Netherlands)
Sales:
Pre-sold Territories: Netherlands (exclusive), Germany, Denmark, Sweden (TV)
Point of contact:
Maëlle Guénégues, Festivals & Acquisitions, [email protected]
Festivals
Movies That Matter - World Premiere, Hot Docs - International Premiere (2024)

Submit your project to the catalog