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	\| name = The Guide		\| name = The Guide
	\| image = The Guide ~~poster~~.jpg		\| image = The Guide (film).jpg
	\| caption = ~~International~~ poster		\| caption = Film poster
	\| director = ]		\| director = ]
	\| producer = Maxim Asadchiy<br>Igor Savychenko<br>Oles Sanin		\| producer = Maxim Asadchiy<br>Igor Savychenko<br>Oles Sanin
	\| writer = Oles Sanin<br>Alexander Irvanets<br>Irene Rozdobudko<br>Paul Wolansky		\| writer = Oles Sanin<br>Alexander Irvanets<br>Irene Rozdobudko<br>Paul Wolansky
	\| starring = Stanislav Boklan<br>]<br>Anton Sviatoslav Greene<br>Oleksandr Kobzar<br>]<br>Iryna Sanina		\| starring = ]<br>]<br>Anton Sviatoslav Greene<br>Oleksandr Kobzar<br>]<br>Iryna Sanina
	\| music = ]		\| music = ]
	\| cinematography = ]		\| cinematography = ]
	\| editing = Denys Zakharov		\| editing = Denys Zakharov
	\| studio = Pronto Film		\| studio = Pronto Film
	\| distributor = B&H Film Distribution		\| distributor = B&H Film Distribution
	\| released = {{film date\|2014\|7\|16\|]\|2014\|11\|12\|Ukraine\|df=yes}}		\| released = {{film date\|2014\|7\|16\|]\|2014\|11\|12\|Ukraine\|df=yes}}
	\| runtime = 122 minutes		\| runtime = 122 minutes
	\| country = ]		\| country = Ukraine
	\| language = Ukrainian<br />Russian<br />English		\| language = Ukrainian<br />Russian<br />English
	\| budget =		\| budget =
			\| gross = ₴2.5 million
	}}		}}

	'''''The Guide''''' ({{~~lang-~~uk\|~~'''~~Поводир~~'''~~}}, ''Povodyr'') is a 2014 Ukrainian ] directed by ]. It ~~was~~ ~~selected as the Ukrainian entry for the~~ ] at ~~the~~ ],~~<ref~~ ~~name="Ukraine">{{cite~~ ~~web~~ ~~\|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-ukraine-nominates-oles-sanins-731408~~ ~~\|title=Oscars: Ukraine Nominates Oles Sanin's 'The Guide' for Foreign Language Category \|accessdate=9 September 2014 \|work=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> but was not nominated~~.~~<ref>{{cite~~ ~~web\|url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees?cid=oscars_nominees_announcement_discover/\|title=Nominees~~ ~~(see~~ ~~subsection:~~ ~~Foreign~~ ~~Language~~ ~~Film)~~ ~~\|accessdate=16~~ ~~January~~ ~~2015}}</ref>~~ ~~There was some controversy over~~ the ~~selection~~ of ~~the~~ ~~film~~ in ~~Ukraine~~ ~~regarding~~ ~~the voting process.<ref name="controversy">{{cite web~~ \|~~url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-backlash-ukraines-nomination-best-732202 \|title=Oscars: Backlash Over~~ Ukraine~~'s Nomination for Best Foreign Language Category \|accessdate=13 September 2014 \|work=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>~~ There is a special ] version for blind people.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://espreso.tv/news/2014/11/14/strichku_quotpovodyrquot_adaptuvaly_dlya_nezryachykh \|title=The Film ''The Guide'' has been adapted for Blind People \|accessdate =14 November 2014\|language=uk}}</ref>		'''''The Guide''''' ({{langx\|uk\|Поводир}}, '''''Povodyr''''') is a 2014 Ukrainian ] directed by ]. The film stars ], Anton Greene, ], ] and ]. It focuses around a young Peter Shamrock who serves as the guide of a blind bard in ]. There is a special ] version for blind people.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://espreso.tv/news/2014/11/14/strichku_quotpovodyrquot_adaptuvaly_dlya_nezryachykh \|title=The Film ''The Guide'' has been adapted for Blind People \|accessdate =14 November 2014\|language=uk}}</ref>

			The film was produced by Pronto Film with a budget of about ]16,762,000, with the Ukrainian State Film Agency financing parts. The film would then go on to make ₴16.6 million, although ₴14.1 million was given back to the Ukrainian State Film Agency, making the true amount at around ₴2.5 million.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-03-14 \|title=Скільки коштують, скільки збирають у прокаті та скільки повертають фільми Держкіно - Детектор медіа. \|url=https://detector.media/production/article/134929/2018-02-23-skilki-koshtuyut-skilki-zbirayut-u-prokati-ta-skilki-povertayut-filmi-derzhkino/ \|access-date=2023-08-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314074854/https://detector.media/production/article/134929/2018-02-23-skilki-koshtuyut-skilki-zbirayut-u-prokati-ta-skilki-povertayut-filmi-derzhkino/ \|archive-date=14 March 2018 }}</ref> It was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the ] at the ],<ref name="Ukraine">{{cite web \|date=9 September 2014 \|title=Oscars: Ukraine Nominates Oles Sanin's 'The Guide' for Foreign Language Category \|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-ukraine-nominates-oles-sanins-731408 \|accessdate=9 September 2014 \|work=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> but was not nominated.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Nominees (see subsection: Foreign Language Film) \|url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees?cid=oscars_nominees_announcement_discover/ \|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref> There was some controversy over the selection of the film in ] regarding the voting process.<ref name="controversy">{{cite web \|date=11 September 2014 \|title=Oscars: Backlash Over Ukraine's Nomination for Best Foreign Language Category \|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-backlash-ukraines-nomination-best-732202 \|accessdate=13 September 2014 \|work=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
	==Synopsis==
⚫	], ~~1930s. ]~~ ] Michael Shamrock arrives in ] with his ten-year-old son, Peter to help "build ]". He falls in love with an actress Olga ~~who~~ has another admirer, ] Vladimir.

			Following the ], several cinemas including ] began screenings of ''The Guide'' to raise money for relief efforts in Ukraine through the Ukraine Relief Fund.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goldsmith \|first=Jill \|date=2022-03-14 \|title=U.S. Theaters From Regal To Indies Will Play 2014 Ukrainian Film 'The Guide' Starting Friday With Proceeds Going To Relief Effort \|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/ukraine-relief-the-guide-oles-sanin-box-office-1234978581/ \|access-date=2023-08-14 \|website=Deadline \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title='The Guide': Local film showings to raise funds for Ukrainian relief efforts \|url=https://www.shepherdstownchronicle.com/news/2023/08/11/the-guide-local-film-showings-to-raise-funds-for-ukrainian-relief-efforts/ \|access-date=2023-08-14 \|website=shepherdstownchronicle.com \|language=en-US}}</ref> On 13 March 2022, a screening of ''The Guide'' in ], ], was attended by the ], ], and ] ]. By 17 March 2022, it was screened across 600 cinemas in the ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=detector.media \|date=2022-03-17 \|title=Фільм українського режисера Олеся Саніна «Поводир» покажуть у 600 кінотеатрах США \|url=https://detector.media/production/article/197609/2022-03-17-film-ukrainskogo-rezhysera-olesya-sanina-povodyr-pokazhut-u-600-kinoteatrakh-ssha/ \|access-date=2023-08-14 \|website=detector.media \|language=uk}}</ref>
	Under tragic circumstances, the American is killed and his son is saved from his pursuers by a blind bard (]). With no other chance to survive in a foreign land, the boy becomes his guide.

			==Plot==
		⚫	Set during the early 1930s in ], American ] Michael Shamrock arrives in ] with his ten-year-old son, Peter to help "build ]". He falls in love with an actress Olga, of whom she has another admirer, ] Vladimir. However, Michael gets his hands onto secret documents about a planned mass seizure of food by the Soviets. As a result, he is killed whilst boarding a train. Peter then escapes his father's killers by hiding into the car of another train.

			Peter is then saved by a blind bard (]) named Ivan Kocherga. With no other chance to survive in a foreign land, Peter becomes Ivan's guide.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Punzi \|first=Ludovica Punzi \|date=2022-03-22 \|title=Banduras for the Blind: Minstrels, Epic Song, and the Ukrainian Culture of Resistance \|url=https://earlymusicseattle.org/banduras-for-the-blind-minstrels-epic-song-and-the-ukrainian-culture-of-resistance/ \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=Early Music Seattle \|language=en-US}}</ref> Meanwhile, Vladimir dedicates himself to find Peter.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* ] as Orysia		* ] as Orysia
	* ] as Olga		* ] as Olga

			== Reception ==
			Since its release, ''The Guide'' has generated generally favourable reviews.{{Citation needed\|date=April 2024}}

			On IMDb, ''The Guide'' has an average rating of 7.7/10.<ref>{{Citation \|last=Sanin \|first=Oles \|title=Povodyr \|date=2014-11-12 \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3037582/ \|type=Drama, History \|access-date=2023-08-14 \|others=Stanislav Boklan, Jeff Burrell, Boris Georgievskiy \|publisher=Pronto Film, Ukrainian State Film Agency}}</ref>

	== Awards and nominations ==		== Awards and nominations ==
			Following the announcement of ''The Guide'' being nominated by the Ukrainian Oscar committee, several individuals left the committee in protest including the head of the ], Serhiy Trymbach.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-01-09 \|title=Українськість "Поводиря" дратує багатьох кінокритиків. Глядачам фільм подобається {{!}} Тексти для думаючих людей \|url=http://texty.org.ua/pg/article/editorial/read/57453/Ukrajinskist_Povodyra_dratuje_bagatoh_kinokrytykiv_Gladacham_film?fb_comment_id=822011961171023_822192111153008 \|access-date=2023-08-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109051022/http://texty.org.ua/pg/article/editorial/read/57453/Ukrajinskist_Povodyra_dratuje_bagatoh_kinokrytykiv_Gladacham_film?fb_comment_id=822011961171023_822192111153008 \|archive-date=9 January 2019 }}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 17:11, 21 November 2024

2013 film Not to be confused with Guide (film).

The Guide
Film poster
Directed by	Oles Sanin
Written by	Oles Sanin Alexander Irvanets Irene Rozdobudko Paul Wolansky
Produced by	Maxim Asadchiy Igor Savychenko Oles Sanin
Starring	Stanislav Boklan Jeff Burrell Anton Sviatoslav Greene Oleksandr Kobzar Jamala Iryna Sanina
Cinematography	Serhiy Mykhalchuk
Edited by	Denys Zakharov
Music by	Alla Zahaikevych
Production company	Pronto Film
Distributed by	B&H Film Distribution
Release dates	16 July 2014 (2014-07-16) (Odesa) 12 November 2014 (2014-11-12) (Ukraine)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	Ukraine
Languages	Ukrainian Russian English
Box office	₴2.5 million

The Guide (Ukrainian: Поводир, Povodyr) is a 2014 Ukrainian drama film directed by Oles Sanin. The film stars Stanislav Boklan, Anton Greene, Jeff Burrell, Iryna Sanina and Jamala. It focuses around a young Peter Shamrock who serves as the guide of a blind bard in Soviet Ukraine. There is a special audiodescripted version for blind people.

The film was produced by Pronto Film with a budget of about ₴16,762,000, with the Ukrainian State Film Agency financing parts. The film would then go on to make ₴16.6 million, although ₴14.1 million was given back to the Ukrainian State Film Agency, making the true amount at around ₴2.5 million. It was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. There was some controversy over the selection of the film in Ukraine regarding the voting process.

Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, several cinemas including Regal Cinemas began screenings of The Guide to raise money for relief efforts in Ukraine through the Ukraine Relief Fund. On 13 March 2022, a screening of The Guide in Salem, Massachusetts, was attended by the Governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker, and Congressman Seth Moulton. By 17 March 2022, it was screened across 600 cinemas in the United States.

Plot

Set during the early 1930s in Soviet Ukraine, American engineer Michael Shamrock arrives in Kharkiv with his ten-year-old son, Peter to help "build socialism". He falls in love with an actress Olga, of whom she has another admirer, Commissar Vladimir. However, Michael gets his hands onto secret documents about a planned mass seizure of food by the Soviets. As a result, he is killed whilst boarding a train. Peter then escapes his father's killers by hiding into the car of another train.

Peter is then saved by a blind bard (kobzar) named Ivan Kocherga. With no other chance to survive in a foreign land, Peter becomes Ivan's guide. Meanwhile, Vladimir dedicates himself to find Peter.

Cast

Stanislav Boklan as Ivan Kocherga
Jeff Burrell as Michael Shamrock
Anton Sviatoslav Greene as Peter Shamrock
Oleksandr Kobzar as Comrade Vladimir
Iryna Sanina as Orysia
Jamala as Olga

Reception

Since its release, The Guide has generated generally favourable reviews.

On IMDb, The Guide has an average rating of 7.7/10.

Awards and nominations

Following the announcement of The Guide being nominated by the Ukrainian Oscar committee, several individuals left the committee in protest including the head of the Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers, Serhiy Trymbach.

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2014	Odesa International Film Festival	Best Actor	Stanislav Boklan	Won
		Jury Prize for Cinematography	Sergiy Mykhalchuk	Won
		Grand Prix	Oles Sanin	Nominated
2014	Warsaw International Film Festival	Grand Prix	Oles Sanin	Nominated
2015	Universe Multicultural Film Festival	Grand Prix for the best movie	Oles Sanin	Won

References

"The Film The Guide has been adapted for Blind People" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 November 2014.
"Скільки коштують, скільки збирають у прокаті та скільки повертають фільми Держкіно - Детектор медіа". 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
"Oscars: Ukraine Nominates Oles Sanin's 'The Guide' for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
"Nominees (see subsection: Foreign Language Film)". Retrieved 16 January 2015.
"Oscars: Backlash Over Ukraine's Nomination for Best Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
Goldsmith, Jill (14 March 2022). "U.S. Theaters From Regal To Indies Will Play 2014 Ukrainian Film 'The Guide' Starting Friday With Proceeds Going To Relief Effort". Deadline. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
"'The Guide': Local film showings to raise funds for Ukrainian relief efforts". shepherdstownchronicle.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
detector.media (17 March 2022). "Фільм українського режисера Олеся Саніна «Поводир» покажуть у 600 кінотеатрах США". detector.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
Punzi, Ludovica Punzi (22 March 2022). "Banduras for the Blind: Minstrels, Epic Song, and the Ukrainian Culture of Resistance". Early Music Seattle. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
Sanin, Oles (12 November 2014), Povodyr (Drama, History), Stanislav Boklan, Jeff Burrell, Boris Georgievskiy, Pronto Film, Ukrainian State Film Agency, retrieved 14 August 2023
"Українськість "Поводиря" дратує багатьох кінокритиків. Глядачам фільм подобається | Тексти для думаючих людей". 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
"OIFF 2014 award winners". oiff.com.ua. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
"International Competition at 30th WFF". wff.pl. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
"About 2015 Universe Multicultural Film Festival". umfilms.org. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

External links

v t e Ukrainian submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
A Friend of the Deceased (1997) Mamay (2003) A Driver for Vera (2004) Aurora (2006) Illusion of Fear (2008) Firecrosser (2012) Paradjanov (2013) The Guide (2014) Ukrainian Sheriffs (2016) Black Level (2017) Donbass (2018) Homeward (2019) Atlantis (2020) Bad Roads (2021) Klondike (2022) 20 Days in Mariupol (2023) La Palisiada (2024)

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