Big Picnic

Ukrainian comedy BIG PICNIC is about uniting and becoming a powerful force in the face of a common threat, despite all the differences of one’s lifestyle and principles. The film tells the story of the Nalyvaichenkos and the Drahomanovs families, who decide to have a barbecue outing on a sunny day. One of the families plans to have a loud and raucous feast, while the other one wants to reconnect with nature. But they have a problem: it’s the same meadow that both families like as the spot for their picnic. Would they be able to find a compromise?

This film screening will be followed by a virtual Q&A with one of the filmmakers.

Presented by Ukraine Harmony Foundation.

Saturday, November 18
Doors 11:30 am | Movie 12:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets $22 advance HERE | $22 at the door
Kids (10 and under) $20 advance HERE | $20 at the door

«Велика прогулянка» —це не проста комедія! Це фільм, який мав вийти в Україні 24 лютого 2022 року. І зараз велика кількість учасників із знімальної групи, команди, та навіть акторського складу, захищають Батьківщину у складі ЗСУ, а локації зі зйомок зруйновані бомбами. І дуже б хотілось, щоб вони там посміхались, знаючи, що на їх фільмі повні зали у в Канаді.

Це фільм – про відстоювання власних кордонів, непохитність та незламність українців, їх винахідливість і гумор. Так, комедія, бо гумор завжди допомагає зберігати силу духу та віру в перемогу у скрутні часи.

І нехай кожен українець в Канаді, який змушений був покинути свій будинок через жахливу війну, на півтори години опиниться вдома. З вірою та надією на те, що незабаром війна закінчиться і він зможе повернутися на Батьківщину.

До зустрічі на сеансі!

RUN TIME: 90 mins + Q&A
LANGUAGE: Ukrainian with English subtitles
DIRECTORS: Oleh Zborovskyi
PRODUCERS: Iryna Kostyuk, Viktoriia Korohod, Nadiia Korotushka, Natalia Strybuk
Cast: Yurii Tkach (Tolia Nalyvaichenko), Olena Kravets (Tetiana Drahomanova), Andrii Isaienko (Yevhen Drahomanov), Iryna Hatun (Raia Nalyvaichenko), Mykhailo Zhonin (Stepan Khomiak), Oleksii Zavhorodnii/Pozytyv (Hena), Illia Paladin (Yaroslav Drahomanov), Marho Krupina-Binkovska (Liza Drahomanova), Veronika Lukianenko (Mariana Nalyvaichenko), Aleks Berezovskyi (Denyska Nalyvaichenko), Valerii Shvets (Valerianych), Vladyslav Pysarenko (Hrysha).
Cameo appearances: VERKA SERDUCHKA and her Mom, Andrii Piatov, Yevhen Konoplianka
PRODUCTION: FILM.UA Group


*Minors OK. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service.
*Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and passes n/a for this event
*Online sales end an hour before showtime; unless otherwise noted, tickets are always available for purchase at the box office prior to showtime.  Our box office is typically open 30 minutes before showtime.
*All seating for this event is assigned. Please arrive 20-30 minutes prior to showtime to ensure great seats and time for treats. All Rio Theatre tickets are final sale.

The comedy plot unfolds around two totally different families: the Drahomanov working in culture and the Nalyvaychenko who are local businessmen. On a spring weekend they decide to go for a traditional open-air barbecue and by virtue of destiny arrive at the same clearing each family considers theirs. A quarrel starts between them, quickly transforming into a grotesque war for a barbecue spot. Unexpectedly, a third claimant for the territory arrives; this is a bribe taker on the run who hid his money in this same clearing and takes the youngest children from both family's hostage, demanding to give back the money that disappeared from the hideout. Tricks, frame ups and oppositions, adventures, unexpected guests and crazy money, different views not only on barbecue marinade recipes but also on the right ways to live. This is a story telling us that no matter how different we are and how much we quarrel, we are always a united, powerful force in the face of a common threat.

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