A romantic story about the power of dreams, culinary legacy and love

Seattle Premiere & Q&A with film director Alexander Berezan will take place at SIFF UPTOWN on May 29 at 7:00 p.m. (in Ukrainian with English Subtitles).

TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ukrainian-movie-taste-of-freedom-qaseattle-tickets-887622612127

Synopsis: Varya is a young aspiring cook who runs away from her small Ukrainian village to prove herself as the head chef of a prestigious European restaurant. She experiences a series of spectacular failures until she finds an old cookbook by Olga Franko, a renowned female chef and activist who was forbidden to cook during Soviet times. As Varya works her way through the book’s recipes, the ghost of Olga Franko appears and encourages her to uncover the culinary secrets of her heritage. However, Olga warns Varya that once she masters the recipes, she will have to choose between the life she always wanted and the culinary roots she wanted to leave behind.

Genre: drama, comedy, culinary, fantasy

Director – Oleksandr Berezan

Producer – Artem Denisov, Vitaly Dokalenko

Creative producer – Olena Morentsova – Shulyk

Script by Olena Morentsova – Shulyk, Oleksandra Vitiazieva

Starring: Iryna Kudashova, Irma Vitovska, Kostyantyn Temlyak, Tomasz Sobchak, Tetiana

Malkova, Pavlo Lee, Viktor Storozhenko, Vadym Kutsenok, Jamala, Alex Yakutov

The film is in Ukrainian with English subtitles.

Event partners Ukrainian Association Washington State

Age restrictions: 12+

* All sales are final. No refunds.

* Our tickets are general admission, and seats will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.

Фільм українською мовою з англійськими субтитрами.