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| Directed by | Lubomir Levitski |
| Produced by | Nykola Orekhovsky, Vitaliy Kolomiets, Dmytro Nykyforov (Executive Producer) |
Release date | 2022 |
Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Languages | Ukrainian and English |
Follow Me is a 2022 documentary film directed by Lubomir Levitski about the shooting of Andrii Bohomaz.
Follow Me is the first documentary [1] directed by Lubomir Levitski. [2] Levitski was inspired to make the film by journalist Vasyl Krutchak, who contacted him after seeing drone footage filmed by Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade. [1]
The documentary includes Arri Alexa filmed interviews, aerial footage from drones, communicated by Starlink satellite, [1] and reconstructions of events. [3]
The film was released in Ukrainian and English. [1] The first trailers were released on October 21, 2022. [4] The film was screened in Cyprus in February 2023. [5]
Follow Me is 30 minutes in length and documents the story of a married couple fleeing fighting in Kyiv, via Izyum by car. They are on a journey to collect the husband's parents from Izyum when they accidentally drive too close to the front lines. A Ukrainian military drone observes the subsequent attack on the couple's vehicle from the Russian Armed Forces. [1] Ukrainian police then investigate the events. [1]
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