9 Lives

This film shows the war in Ukraine through the eyes of its most defenseless victims - pets and their owners.

In the first hours and days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army, people rushed out of Kyiv and the Kyiv region in a hurry. At their own peril and risk, many people left their pets and animals behind at home, as it initially seemed that waiting out the active phase of hostilities would only take a few days. But the days turned into weeks, and the animals left behind ran out of food and water. We follow volunteers who risked their own lives to rescue animals from burning and destroyed homes. This film is about the people who didn’t leave, but stayed behind to save those who are weaker and unable to defend themselves. It is about heroes who refused to leave animals in zoos and shelters even during the fiercest shelling.