Oxana (2024)
Release Year: 2024
Nation: France, Hungary, Ukraine
Alternative Title: Oxana - Mein Leben für Freiheit, Oxana - Livet är en kamp för frihet
Director: Charlène Favier
Writer: Antoine Lacomblez, Charlène Favier, Diane Brasseur
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Alice Girard, Jonathan Halperyn, Daniel Kresmery, Marc-Antoine Robert
Co_Producer: Eugene Rachkovsky
Companies: 2.4.7. Films, Cinéaxe 5, Cinémage 18, Cofimage 35, Cofinova 20, France 3 Cinéma, Hero Squared, Rectangle Productions, TABOR
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Budget: N/A
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
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Keywords
Keywords: femen
Story
On July 23, 2018, Oxana Chatchko, a former leader of the FEMEN activist group, wanders through Paris on the opening day of her exhibition of blasphemous icons. Throughout the day, she encounters lovers and an art critic, and attends an appointment to confirm her political refugee status. As she navigates these interactions, memories of her past as a feminist activist resurface, along with the traumas and betrayals she experienced during her fight for women's rights. Oxana must confront these memories and decide whether she can reawaken her desire to live and continue her activism.
Summary
Oxana is a biographical drama directed by Charlène Favier in 2024, set against the backdrop of Paris on July 23, 2018. The film follows Oxana Chatchko, a Ukrainian refugee and former leader of the radical feminist group FEMEN, as she prepares for the opening of her exhibition of blasphemous icons. Through her experiences on this day, the film explores Oxana's past activism, traumas, and reflections on her role in the global feminist movement. Favier's second feature after Slalom, Oxana serves as a tribute to women like Chatchko who have paved the way for modern-day resistance movements such as #MeToo.
