THE EDITORIAL OFFICE

OPENING NIGHT at the Gåsebäck Film Festival 2025 brings us Ukrainian comedy/drama THE EDITORIAL OFFICE, directed by Roman Bondarchuk. Join us for this vital and darkly satirical journey into the Ukrainian war and how a journalist understands his role in it.

In the wild steppes of southern Ukraine, a young nature researcher named Yura is looking for an endangered species of groundhog but instead witnesses a crime. Eager to expose the truth, Yura takes his photo evidence to the local newspaper’s editorial office. However, he quickly realizes that nobody there cares about pursuing justice. While a big war is looming over the horizon, Yura’s naive worldview is splintering in a storm of fake news, rigged political elections, and mysterious cult rituals. On his quest, the hero is about to find out who he really is-an endangered species of a good man or just a loser?