Unlock to stream instantly
Already unlocked? for access

Give as a gift

1 film in package
$0After unlocking, you'll have 10 days to start watching. Once you begin, you'll have 10 days to finish watching. Need help?

With the beginning of military aggression in 2014, followed by the full-scale invasion by Russia in 2022, the state of ecology in Ukraine has deteriorated catastrophically. Divia is an observational documentary about the catastrophic impact on Ukraine's environment as a result of the Russian invasion and how nature is resisting and recovering from this aggression. The name of the film, Divia, comes from the ancient Slavic goddess of nature and all living things, who is opposed to war, destruction and death. Divia is a meditative, sound-driven journey through a wounded land—an elemental portrait of Ukraine before, during, and beyond the full-scale invasion. Without dialogue or narration, the film unfolds as a metaphysical symphony, where landscapes bear silent testimony to destruction and quiet resilience. Ashen forests, cratered fields, and the rusting skeletons of war machines haunt the frame—each image a trace of the violence etched into the soil. Yet even here, nature does not halt. Seasons return. Grass pushes through scorched earth. Regeneration begins—slowly, insistently. Through this reverent silence move deminers, body searchers, environmentalists, and animal rescuers. Their presence, almost spectral, speaks of both grief and grace. Divia invites viewers into a space where beauty and devastation coexist, and where the act of witnessing becomes a form of renewal. “A haunting portrait of war’s silent victim — nature — as Ukraine’s landscapes bear the scars of invasion and quiet acts of restoration begin.” Vojtěch Kočárník, Programmer at KVIFF

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    79 minutes
  • Country
    Ukraine, Poland, Netherlands
  • Social Media
  • Director
    Dmytro Hreshko
  • Producer
    Polina Herman and Glib Lukianets
  • Composer
    Sam Slater
Copy link