Taste of Freedom

MIFFest x European Film Festival Malaysia

Ukraine | 2023 | Ukrainian | 117 min | Romance/Comedy | MPEG-4

Synopsis

A girl-cook loses her job as no one needs her haute cuisine in a roadside cafe. She runs away to become a chef in a prestigious restaurant. But a unique find – a book (1929) by the forgotten food legend Olga Franko, changes her life forever.

Credits

Original Title Смак Свободи
English Title Taste of Freedom
Country Ukraine
Exhibition Format MPEG-4
Director Oleksandr Berezan
Producer Artem Denisov, Vitaly Dokalenko, Olena Morentsova-Shulyk
Screenplay Olena Morentsova-Shulyk, Olexandra Vityazeva
Cinematography Yevgeny Usanov
Cast Iryna Kudashova, Tomasz Sobczak, Kostyantyn Temlyak, Irma Vitovska

Company

Media Move

Justina Koronkiewicz
justyna.koronkiewicz@mediamove.pl

Director

Oleksandr Berezan

Ukraine

Oleksandr Berezan is a Ukrainian screenwriter, director and producer. He was born on May 12, 1968, in Donetsk, Ukraine. He graduated from the Kyiv National University of Culture, specializing in theatrical directing. In cinema, he has established himself as a professional, he made several TV films and series.