UFF 2025: Grey Bees

In the ‘grey zone’ of war, in a small village without electricity, only two childhood foes remained. Amidst shells that occasionally whistle over the village and unwelcome armed visitors, the retired neighbours lead their quiet, modest lives, meeting now and then for uneasy but necessary conversation. Their lives hadn’t turned out as they’d hoped, and both have time to reflect on that. In the heart of the conflict, they strive to build a peaceful existence, but everything unravels when a Russian sniper shows up in the village.

Followed by a Q&A with writer Andrey Kurkov, whose novel Grеy Bees was adapted into the film.