Sanatorium | |
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Directed by | Gar O'Rourke |
Produced by | Andrew Freedman Ken Wardrop Samantha Corr |
Cinematography | Denys Melnyk |
Edited by | John Murphy |
Music by | Denis Kilty |
Production companies | Venom Films BBC Storyville 2332 Films Ukraine Petite Maison Production France |
Distributed by | Eclipse Pictures (Ireland) MetFilm Sales (World-wide) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Countries | Ireland Ukraine France |
Language | Ukrainian |
Sanatorium is a 2025 documentary comedy film [1] directed by Gar O'Rourke in his directorial debut. [2] It follows the lives and loves of the residents of Kuyalnik Sanatorium, a former Soviet medical center that now provides medical treatment and comfort to its guests while the Russo-Ukrainian War rages. [3]
It was selected as the Irish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards. [4]
In Odesa, southern Ukraine, there is what used to be a Soviet health center now transformed into the Kuyalnik Sanatorium, which houses residents and patients where they receive medical treatment and activities while the Russo-Ukrainian War rages. [5]
Sanatorium had its world premiere on March 24, 2025, at the 22nd Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, [6] then screened on April 3, 2025, at the 56th Visions du Réel, [7] on June 6, 2025, at the 22nd DocuDays UA. [1]
The film was commercially released on September 5, 2025, in Irish theaters by Eclipse Pictures. [8]
Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2025 | 22nd Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival | DOX:AWARD | Sanatorium | Nominated | [9] [10] |
56th Visions du Réel | Grand Angle Award | Nominated | [11] [12] | ||
65th Kraków Film Festival | Golden Horn | Nominated | [13] [14] | ||
Student Jury Award | Won |