Am I Ukrainian Enough?

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Overview

In a personal documentary, the director confronts an identity crisis triggered by the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The director returns to Ukraine to explore her linguistic roots. In her family's village, she speaks Surzhik with her grandmother. Moving to Kharkiv, she sees the war's impact and discusses language dynamics with her mother, who urges her to switch to Ukrainian. This journey highlights the complex relationship between identity and language.