The Bright Path

The Bright Path 2022 Directed by Iryna Riabenka Heller Weg

Eastern Ukraine, May 2014. Part of the historic Donbas region falls to pro-Russian separatists. Young journalist Stanislav Aseyev reports for several Ukrainian media outlets from Donetsk, his hometown. In May 2017, he is kidnapped and spends 962 days in detention, mainly in a former cultural center, converted into a prison, called Izolyatsia —or Isolation.

Country Germany

Production Country Germany

Language German

Spoken Languages Russian , Ukrainian

Gneres Documentary , History

Production Companies nordmedia , FMB

Release Date 22 April 2022

56 mins