Under the Volcano

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:00 pmYukon Theatre

A Ukrainian blended family of four on vacation in the Canary Islands become refugees overnight when Russia’s ongoing occupation of Ukraine turns into a full-scale invasion, in Damian Kocur’s tense and timely sophomore feature.

At the foot of Mount Teide on the Spanish island of Tenerife, father Roman (Roman Lutskyi), stepmother Anastasiia (Anastasiia Karpienko), teenage daughter Sofiia (Sofiia Berezovska), and young Fedir (Fedir Pugachov) are on vacation. Enjoying their final beach day, they are blissfully unaware that, soon, their return flight to Kyiv will be cancelled and Russian bombs and rockets will fall on their country.

On February 24, 2022, Russia’s ongoing occupation of their peaceful neighbour escalated into a full-scale invasion and, overnight, these tourists have become refugees. While frantically awaiting news from home they, the lucky ones as some might say, are left wondering what to do and where to go. 

In Ukrainian, Spanish, English, German, Russian, and Wolof with English subtitles. 

Content advisory: some strong language and mild peril.