Zelensky
2025•2h 13m•8.0•Released
Documentary
Ten years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was just one of the many faces on Ukrainian television screens. He became a star thanks to the 2015 satirical series Servant of the People, in which he played a history teacher who becomes president. Four years later, what began as fiction became a reality. Follow the transformation of a popular TV comedian into a statesman on the frontlines of the Russian invasion. Archival footage, family photos, television appearances, and interviews with Zelensky and those closest to him create a multi-layered portrait of a man who always longed for a large audience. At the same time, the film places his personal development in the broader context of post-Soviet Ukraine, which is also searching for its own identity.
Director
Yves Jeuland
Languages
French, Russian, Ukrainian
Studio
ARTE
Cast
Mathieu Amalric
Narrator (voice)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Self
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
Particules Docs
Company
Java Films
Company
CNC
Company
LCP - Assemblée nationale
Producer
Guilaine Chenu
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