Almost Holy

2015
US/Ukraine
1h 40min
15

Directed by: Steve Hoover
Cast: Gennadiy Mokhnenko
UK release: 19 August 2016

Documentary about Pastor Gennadiy Mokhnenko, the tough, righteous, self-appointed saviour of the street children of Mariupol in the Ukraine. The filmmakers keep a neutral stance towards Mokhnenko's activities, but despite his more questionable behaviour he remains a sympathetic figure, considering the way the country is sucked into the vortex of Putin's expansionism.

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Almost Holy

15 Aug 2016

Fascinating documentary about one man's attempts to bring hope to the shadowy streets of a poverty-stricken Ukraine

Pastor Gennadiy Mokhnenko is the self-appointed saviour of the street children of Mariupol in the Ukraine. A mixture of tough love and righteous anger, he prowls the streets like a comic book superhero emerging from the shadows to confront neglectful…

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