Viddana

Viddana (Ukrainian: Віддана) is a polish-Ukrainian feature film based on the novel Felix Austria by Ukrainian author Sofia Andrukhovych. The film is a historical drama which takes place in the 19th century in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Starring Marianna Januszewicz in the lead role as Stefania Czorneńko, the film follows Stefania and her relationship with Adele, with whom she grew up with and now works for as a maid. The film uses their friendship and understanding as a frame for the inequality which is seen in the background throughout the movie.[1]

The film is the directorial debut for Christina Sivolap and has been cited as one of the first Ukrainian production with European ambitions, with its source being translated into multiple languages and the movie attempting to appeal to an international audience through cinematography.[2] Singers Tina Karol and Yulia Sanina, lead singer of the band The Hardkiss, collaborated on a duet to create a part of the soundtrack of the movie.[1]