As It Was
2023, Ukrainian. Directed by Anastasia Solonevych & Damian Kocur.
Lera has been living in Berlin for almost a year after the start of the war in Ukraine. Lera does not feel well in Berlin and makes an impulsive decision to go to Kyiv, for the first time during the war. On the way to Kyiv, she learns that her family is not in Kyiv, and will come only the next day. Therefore, she meets her friend Kyryl, with whom she spends the day, as she used to before the war. In the morning, Lera meets her mother and sister, and finally feels at home. But she still doubts whether she will stay in Kyiv or go back to Berlin.
- Runtime
- 0h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Ukrainian
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- Released
- 26 May 2023
- Original title
- Як це було
- Country
- Poland, Ukraine
- Written by
- Damian Kocur, Anastasia Solonevych
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As It Was runs 15 minutes (0h 15m).
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As It Was isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like As It Was?
If you liked As It Was, try The Kindness of Strangers, The Young One, Kisses.
Who directed As It Was?
As It Was (2023) was directed by Anastasia Solonevych and Damian Kocur and stars Valeria Berezovska, Kyrylo Zemlyanyi, Olena Korohod.