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Free Man. Pilgrimage

This is an incredible story of Valerii Markus, a paratrooper of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the participant in Russian-Ukrainian war (2014-16, 2022-pres.), blogger, traveler and author of the bestseller book "Footprints on the Road".

To somehow structure in his mind the three years he spent in the war, Valerii Markus leaves Paris for the Way of El Camino de Santiago. But will the paratrooper find peace by following the legendary path of the pilgrims? What changes will Valerii get after all that he has gone through and why is he being drawn to another long journey again and again?

  • Sergii Dmytrenko
    Director
    "Manа́. Begins of legend" (2017), "The Main Character" (2019)
  • Sergii Dmytrenko
    Writer
    "Manа́. Begins of legend" (2017), "The Main Character" (2019)
  • Oleksandr Slyvka
    Producer
  • Valerii Markus
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Oleksandr Polozhynskyi
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Yanina Sokolova
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Вільна людина. Проща
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 38 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 28, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Ukraine
  • Country of Filming:
    Ukraine
  • Language:
    Ukrainian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Kamianets-Podilsky International Film Festival "BRUKIVKA"
    Kamyanets-Podilsky
    Ukraine
    May 6, 2022
    Ukrainian premiere
    Charitable film screening in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Director Biography - Sergii Dmytrenko

My name is Sergii Dmytrenko. I was born in Volnovakha town, Donetsk region of Ukraine. After school, I moved to Kyiv to study a management. As a student began to be interested in video shooting and editing.
Since 2008 I work in production studios and on TV channels, I producе music clips and commercials. After finish film school in 2015, I started written scripts for my film projects: short movies and documentary.

2022 "Free Man. Pilgrimage"
2019 "The Main Character"
2018 "Manа́. Begins of legend"

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