Grey Horses

The narrative is based on the records of interrogations and memories of relatives of the unknown Ukrainian anarchist Ivan Krupskyi ー great-grandfather of the film's author. Documentary and staged episodes intertwine to reflect paradoxical periods of the hero's life: leadership of a rebel group, participation in Civil war in the early 1920's, hiding from persecution by taking the guise of a Soviet policeman, or working as a builder of a plant. This storytelling of the past is performed by today's heroes: contemporary anarchists, police officers, students and workers. Shootings took place in regions of Central and Eastern Ukraine related to these specific historical events.