• 79' /
  • documentary /
  • Poland, Ukraine, the Netherlands /
  • directed by Dmytro Hreshko /
  • music by Sam Slater /
  • DP Dmytro Hreshko, Volodymyr Usyk /
  • sound Vasyl Yavtushenko, Mykhailo Zakutskyi /
  • editing Alexander Legostaev, Anastasia Kirillova, Dmytro Hreshko /
  • produced by Polina Herman, Glib Lukianets /
  • a production of Gogol Film, UP UA Studio /
  • co-production Valk Productions /
  • co-producer Richard Valk /
  • executive producers Tasia Puhach, Dan Frank /
  • co-financed by Polish Film Institute /
  • with the support of Netherlands Film Fund, Ukrainian Film Academy, Göteborg Film Fund, Deutsche Filmakademie, Gogol Foundation, B2B Documentary Network, Tint Post, Netflix Fund for Creative Equity /
  • PR Taskovski Films /
  • sales Gogol Film

War is primarily a human tragedy, but we should not forget that nature typically suffers with us. The documentary film Divia is a darkly immersive meditation which brings to light Russia's unprecedented aggression on Ukrainian soil and its grievous impact on places that issue their indictments in silence: forests turned to ash, fields ravaged by explosions, flooded towns, or rusted hulks of military hardware in devastated regions, where life has faded away. But nature doesn’t just give up and, like her, neither does man and his ambiguous existence. As one side brings destruction, the other – mine clearance personnel, people searching for bodies, ecologists – quantifies the aftermath of the tragedy and restores fragile Ukrainian ecosystems, even while the horizon rumbles on.

Vojtěch Kočárník, KVIFF

Shows the destruction that followed the Russian invasion of Ukraine — but also the ongoing threat faced by the entire Earth … It’s not fast-paced cinema, but I found this experience to be very interactive Variety, Marta Balaga about "Divia"

Named after the Slavic goddess of nature ... this sound-driven documentary provides a distinct perspective and immersive experience into the impacts of war, conflict, and death on the Earth Virginia Film Festival, Kyrill Kunakhovich about "Divia"

A labour of love during extraordinarily difficult times Screen Daily, Laurence Boyce about "Divia"