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After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home

After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home

2024Movie⏱️ 1h 19m
Documentary
7.5
IMDB Rating
15 votes

After the Rain centers on Ukrainian children abducted by Russia during the war, including Veronika and Sasha, who were deported but later repatriated. It follows their journey of healing at an animal therapy retreat in Estonia.

Director
Sarah McCarthy
Writers
N/A
Stars
Veronika Blahová, Evan Harris, Yvgeny Mezhevoi
Release Date
November 14, 2024
Language
Ukrainian, Estonian, Russian, English
Country
United Kingdom, Ukraine
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Veronika Blahová
as Self
👤
Evan Harris
as Self - Reporter
👤
Yvgeny Mezhevoi
as Self
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Sasha Mezhevoy
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Ashford Studios, Dog Star Films, 2Brave Productions

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

Important subject but poor storytelling
by wptfdb2024-12-19
3/10

"I felt uncomfortable watching this as it seemed like the protagonists were not happy having the camera on them and very little happened. There is a limit to what transformation can happen for children much damaged by war and abduction in just 10 days in a foreign treatment Centre working in the language of the Russian oppressors. There were no moments of great insight except from the lovely grandmother. It touches the surface of an important subject and is opening up discussion and hopefully action. But the lack of depth or explanation or even what would be justifiable anger makes it a long wa..."

📖 Synopsis

After the Rain centers on Ukrainian children abducted by Russia during the war, including Veronika and Sasha, who were deported but later repatriated. It follows their journey of healing at an animal therapy retreat in Estonia.