Viktor, a young deaf man in Kharkiv, watches warily as Russia invades Ukraine. Inspired by samurai films and stories of heroism, he longs to fight for his country but is repeatedly rejected when he tries to enlist. Refusing to give up and eager to contribute to the cause, he sets out to find his own way to serve in a war he cannot hear.

Winner of Best Documentary at the Hamptons International Film Festival and one of the rare documentaries to premiere in the prestigious Platform program at TIFF, VIKTOR is a “truly singular experience worthy of its adulation” from acclaimed French filmmaker and veteran war cinematographer Olivier Sarbil that presents a “piercing indictment of the ways we’ve made a spectacle of war” (RogerEbert .com).

“A true triumph of non-fiction filmmaking.” –POV Magazine

DIRECTED BY OLIVIER SARBIL
DENMARK, UKRAINE, FRANCE, UNITED STATES | 2024 | UKRAINIAN, RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES