Dovzhenko. First Sight (2026): Cast, Story and Release Details

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Ukrainian Odesa, 1926: a city recovering from the war, a city where jazz sounds and cinema is born. Young artist Sashko Dovzhenko seeks freedom in art – and stumbles upon a system that does not forgive dreams. His first film may be his…

Dovzhenko. First Sight (2026) is presented here through its confirmed story and production details. Ukrainian Odesa, 1926: a city recovering from the war, a city where jazz sounds and cinema is born. Young artist Sashko Dovzhenko seeks freedom in art – and stumbles upon a system that does not forgive dreams. His first film may be his last. And he does not yet know that soon his name will be known to the whole world.

Dovzhenko. First Sight movie details

Story without spoilers

Ukrainian Odesa, 1926: a city recovering from the war, a city where jazz sounds and cinema is born. Young artist Sashko Dovzhenko seeks freedom in art – and stumbles upon a system that does not forgive dreams. His first film may be his last. And he does not yet know that soon his name will be known to the whole world.

What to expect

The film is classified as History, Thriller, Adventure. That genre mix and the published premise are the clearest guide to what viewers can expect without moving beyond the confirmed information.

Cast and creative team

Directed by Kostiantyn Konovalov. Writing credits include Kostiantyn Konovalov, Serhiy Trymbach. The listed cast includes Hryhorii Baklanov, Maksym Samchyk, Polina Vasylyna, Bohdan Beniuk, Roman Yasinovskiy, Vadym Makhomed.

• Hryhorii Baklanov
• Maksym Samchyk
• Polina Vasylyna
• Bohdan Beniuk
• Roman Yasinovskiy
• Vadym Makhomed

Release and production context

The listed release date is 2026-10-01. Production countries: Ukraine, Canada, Romania, Germany, Lithuania. Spoken languages: Ukrainian.

Production companies: Odesa Film Studio, Artbox

Reported production figures:
Budget $1,235,574

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Film data:
TMDB · IMDb