The day before Euro 2024, Netflix released the documentary film "EPISODES: Ukraine at the World Cup," which is part of the series "EPISODES" by KNIFE! Films.

This is a compelling story about Ukraine's unprecedented participation in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the challenging journey led by Oleg Blokhin, strong opponents, and the decisive match against Switzerland. The series creators are director Artem Grigoryan and producer Maxim Serdiuk.

In the film "EPISODES: Ukraine at the World Cup," archival materials, exclusive interviews, and comments from direct participants of that history are used. Among those featured in the episode are Andriy Shevchenko, Oleksandr Shovkovskiy, Artem Milevskyi, Ruslan Rotan, Vladyslav Vasyuk, Igor Tsiganok, Viktor Vatsko, Artem Frolov, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, Galyna Vinichenko, and many others.

"The limited release of the film in 'Planet Cinema' exceeded our expectations: 'Ukraine at the World Cup' made exactly the dramatic and nostalgic impression we were hoping for, and the screening had to be extended due to viewer demand. We sincerely hope that the release on Netflix will allow everyone to relive these emotions and cheer again for our national team," — Maxim Serdiuk noted.

Now anyone can watch the film on Netflix and get inspired to support our team at Euro 2024, which will take place from June 14 to July 14 in Germany.

Documentary films "EPISODES: The Shadow of Chernobyl" about the creation of the cult computer game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and "EPISODES: Don't Change the Channel" about Ukrainian entertainment television from the 2000s are also available exclusively on 'Kyivstar TV'.

Background

KNIFE! Films — a Ukrainian studio that created the popular documentary series "SPALAH," as well as films "Further" and "Stories of Ukrainian IT." KNIFE! Films also announced the release in wide distribution of the documentary film "Yaremchuk: The Unrivaled World of Beauty" about Ukraine's first pop singer.