Владислав Михальчук

A raw portrait of a group of rebellious youth thrust into adulthood too soon, navigating the wreckage of the Soviet regime set in the late 1990s in Kyiv.

Marta, an ordinary girl from an orphanage, has no parents and above all dreams of a family. She is convinced that she lacks something to be adopted by her parents. Due to certain circumstances, the girl finds herself in the world of fantastic Christmas spirits who promise to give her the necessary qualities and make her dream come true.

The Vertep Imp embarks on a journey through memory, through the darkness of censorship and arrests, to restore the voices of young and audacious dissidents, together with new, unexpected friends.