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Traces

Traces

Director Alisa Kovalenko

1 hr. 25 min. · Ukraine, Poland, 2026 · Documentary · Ukrainian · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · Pegi 13

About the film

Ukrainian filmmaker Alisa Kovalenko has herself served on the front line. Her new documentary, Traces, examines sexual violence used as a weapon of war by Russian forces. The film follows Iryna Dovhan, a former captive and activist who records women’s testimonies in areas of Ukraine liberated from Russian occupation. The women who survived sexual violence during the invasion now come together, drawing strength from one another and sharing their stories, however painful. Traces is a sensitive psychological portrait of six women, and of the courage and solidarity that sustain them through war.
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Details

Running time
1 hr. 25 min.
Country, year
Ukraine, Poland, 2026
Genre
Documentary
Language
Ukrainian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
Pegi 13

Credits

Director
Alisa Kovalenko
More information
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Alisa Kovalenko

Director

Alisa Kovalenko

Ukrainian documentary filmmaker and activist Alisa Kovalenko has received numerous awards for films including Alisa in Warland and Home Games. Her coming-of-age documentary We Will Not Fade Away, following teenagers in the war-scarred Donbas region, screened in the Berlinale’s Generation section in 2023. Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kovalenko joined the Ukrainian Volunteer Army and served on the front line. Her experiences became the basis of the critically acclaimed documentary My Dear Théo (2025). Having herself survived captivity and conflict-related sexual violence, Kovalenko works with SEMA Ukraine to advocate for other survivors and defend human rights.

Screenings

3 screenings in 2 cities.

  1. Sunday, November 8 14:20 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 12 Tickets
  2. Friday, November 13 21:00 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 11 Tickets