When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea

When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea
Festival release poster
Directed byEva Neymann
Screenplay byEva Neymann
Produced byKirill Krasovski
Starring
  • Valeriy Bassel
  • Fadey Fadeev
  • Madona Hupenia
Cinematography
  • Eva Neymann
  • Saša Oreškovič
Edited byPavel Zalesov
Music byMartin Hossbach
Production
companies
  • Blue Monticola Film
  • Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
Release date
Running time
124 minutes
Countries
  • Ukraine
  • Germany
Languages
  • Ukrainian
  • German

When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea is a 2025 documentary film written and directed by Eva Neymann. The film portrays people in Odesa who are searching for dignity and dreams between war, loss and hope.

The film was selected in Forum at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had first screening on 15 February 2025.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on 23 October 2023 at location in Ukraine. Filming ended on 15 April 2024 in locations in Odesa, Ukraine.

Release

When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea had its world premiere in the Forum section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival 15 February 2025.

It will have its Asian Premiere in the Standpoint of the 36th Singapore International Film Festival on 7 December 2025.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea". Blue Monticola Film. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea, Germany 2023-2025, Documentary". filmportal.de (in German). 5 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Davide Abbatescianni (16 January 2025). "Berlinale's Forum announces a selection of contemporary cinema questioning our time". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea, Documentary, 2023-2025, Germany". Crew United. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Scott Roxborough (16 January 2025). "Berlin Forum Unveils Full 2025 Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea". Berlinale. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea". Singapore International Film Festival. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (23 October 2025). "Shu Qi's 'Girl' to Open Singapore Film Festival, Deepa Mehta and Youn Yuh-jung Receive Honors". Variety. Retrieved 27 October 2025.