With the recent escalation of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the seemingly unbreakable bond of a vibrant cheerleading team of 50+ year old women called Nice Ladies is challenged. They face impossible choices between motherland and grandmotherhood, between staying and leaving. Core team member Sveta flees with her family to the Netherlands, while captain Valia and coach Nadia stay behind in the repeatedly bombed city of Kharkiv. Torn apart, the ladies try to keep contact to hold on to their sanity amid terror, heartbreak, and the plague of Sveta’s survivor’s guilt. Will the team be able to reunite, save their sisterhood, and find a common language through the emerging scars of war?

The screening of Nice Ladies will be introduced by representatives of Horovod, a citizens association connecting committed people who love art and believe in its power of transformation as a tool for creating a more kind and just world. The association is led by young people and focuses on organising cultural events, such as film screenings, poetry readings, or concerts that support dialogue and understanding between various communities. It aims not just to support artistic creation, but also to build bridges between cultures and generations to create a society where understanding, tolerance and cooperation prevail. Through its activities, it tries to provide space for new ideas, where young people can freely express their creativity and engage and contribute to change the world around us.