Story
Kira has grown up believing that life follows a clear and dependable pattern. A teenager in late Soviet Ukraine, she carries the confidence of someone who expects the world to accommodate her dreams. That certainty begins to fracture when she discovers that her father is having an affair and learns that her mother has chosen silence over confrontation.
As tensions inside the family rise, the wider world around Kira also starts to shift. The stability she trusted proves fragile, and the collapse of her home unfolds alongside the final years of the Soviet state. Searching for affection, warmth, and a sense of direction, Kira moves toward experiences that challenge her innocence and lead her into an increasingly difficult emotional landscape.
Overview
Do You Love Me? is a Ukrainian drama directed by Tonya Noyabrova. The film follows a young woman at the point where adolescence meets a changing society, using intimate family conflict to explore betrayal, silence, first encounters with disillusionment, and the longing for a hopeful future.
Its atmosphere combines personal vulnerability with the unease of a historical turning point. Kira's story remains closely connected to the adults around her, whose choices shape her understanding of love and trust. The drama gradually broadens from a private family crisis into a portrait of a generation discovering that familiar rules can disappear without warning.
Cast and Characters
Karina Khimchuk leads the cast as Kira, a teenager whose confidence is tested when the foundations of her family life begin to give way. Her search for emotional security places her among adults carrying their own secrets, compromises, and unanswered feelings.
The ensemble features Maksym Mykhailychenko, Natalia Lazebnikova, Oleksandr Zhyla, and Daria Palahniuk. Together with Khimchuk, they shape the intimate circle surrounding Kira and support the film's focus on family relationships, concealed pain, and the uncertain passage into adulthood.
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