Regardless of one’s occupation, views or beliefs, the most important thing is to always remain humane, not engage in cruel and inhumane actions.
Visitor of the Docudays UA film club at the Technical-Economic Professional College
The Rug
11
min
Ukraine
The Rug
Events depicted by the director occur in Kharkiv. This story tells about an ordinary man whose life changes in one day without turning back. The director warns: the film is not for the faint-hearted. Watch the film and keep in mind: they’re close! Their hunt has begun. Maybe they’re hunting you, possibly your relatives are in danger. The film is based on actual events.
Director
Andriy Rokhanskyi
Andriy Rokhanskyi was born in 1964; a lawyer and director of Institute for Legal Research and Strategies non-governmental organization. From 2007 he works for non-governmental organizations that provide free legal aid. He also participates in video-advocacy projects focused on the patients deviance of rights problems and problems of torture prevention of people detained by policemen. Both of his projects have been presented in Docudays UA non-competition programs. The first project entitled You’re Right consisted of the stories of three patients whose rights have been violated in medical facilities. The second one, The Rug, or The Way I Tore Cop’s Chevron, from the first person perspective tells the story of a man who suffered torture in police for the purpose of getting a confession for the crime he didn’t commit.
Andriy improved his video-advocacy knowledge during trainings at Witness international organization. The projects were executed with financial support from International Renaissance Foundation.
