Hollywood star Sean Penn will feature in Ukraine war film, War Through the Eyes of Animals
Sean Penn to star in Ukraine war film
Sean Penn is joining the Ukrainian fight. The Hollywood actor is a pro-Ukraine activist and will be seen in a Ukrainian war film titled War Through the Eyes of Animals, according to a report by The Hollywood Reporter. The feature is a nine-part anthology directed by nine Ukrainian filmmakers and will tell the story of the current war in the European country. As the name suggests, it will tell the story of the war from the perspectiveof various animals caught up in the ongoing conflict.
Among others, director Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi will direct the ninth and final segment, which will star Sean Penn as an American sound engineer. Sean’s character becomes a witness to the outbreak of the war in the country when Russia strikes them on February 24, 2022. This bears resemblance to what happened in real life as Sean was shooting for a documentary when war was declared between Russia and Ukraine. It was a docu-film that looks at the comic actor turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky who became a hero as he led his country in a fight against Russia. When the film premiered at the Berlin film festival this year, Penn used the opportunity to call on Western governments to provide greater military support for Ukraine.
Ukraine War Film amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict
As for the shooting of War Through the Eyes of Animals, filming is scheduled to take place in Ukraine and Los Angeles in the early part of the year. On the film, Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi said, “I am absolutely thrilled to be a part of this film. It is a great honour for me to collaborate with the incredible actor and outstanding person, and one of Ukraine’s greatest friends, Sean Penn. He was with us during the attack on the 24th of February and deeply explores the war and Ukraine in his documentary film. His support is invaluable to us and cannot be overstated.”
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War Through the Eyes of Animals is being produced by Ukrainian production outfits SOTA Cinema Group and Kleos Art, with Oleg Kokhan and Oleksiy Makukhin serving as producers.
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War Through the Eyes of Animals is set for release in the winter of 2023-2024.
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