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The world is engrossed in what is unfolding in the crisis-hit Ukraine. Minute-by-minute reportage from the Ukraine-Russia conflict is keeping all on tenterhooks. Now, a gritty documentary will delve deeper into the crisis, as Vice Studios is working with acclaimed actor Sean Penn.
Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn is in Ukraine at present filming a documentary on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The development has been confirmed by Vice Studios. Penn was recently seen at a press conference in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
“American actor and film director, Oscar winner Sean Penn arrived in Ukraine. The director came to Kyiv specifically to record all the events taking place in Ukraine as a documentary filmmaker and to tell the world the truth about Russia's invasion of our country. Today, Sean Penn is among those who support Ukraine in Ukraine. Our country is grateful to him for such a display of courage and honesty,” read a post on Facebook by the Office of the President of Ukraine.
On Thursday, Penn visited the Office of the President and attended a press conference by Iryna Vereshchuk, Adviser to the Head of the Office of the Head of State and Vice Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine.
The 61-year-old actor later spoke to journalists and military personnel from the country. The post on the official Facebook page of the Office of the President of Ukraine stated that Penn’s courage is exemplary and that it is what is lacking in politicians in the west.
The documentary is being produced by Vice Studios in association with Vice World News and Endeavor Content. The actor had visited the country in November 2021 to start preparing for the documentary and interact with the military personnel in the Azov region.
Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn is in Ukraine at present filming a documentary on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The development has been confirmed by Vice Studios. Penn was recently seen at a press conference in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
“American actor and film director, Oscar winner Sean Penn arrived in Ukraine. The director came to Kyiv specifically to record all the events taking place in Ukraine as a documentary filmmaker and to tell the world the truth about Russia's invasion of our country. Today, Sean Penn is among those who support Ukraine in Ukraine. Our country is grateful to him for such a display of courage and honesty,” read a post on Facebook by the Office of the President of Ukraine.
On Thursday, Penn visited the Office of the President and attended a press conference by Iryna Vereshchuk, Adviser to the Head of the Office of the Head of State and Vice Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine.
The 61-year-old actor later spoke to journalists and military personnel from the country. The post on the official Facebook page of the Office of the President of Ukraine stated that Penn’s courage is exemplary and that it is what is lacking in politicians in the west.
The documentary is being produced by Vice Studios in association with Vice World News and Endeavor Content. The actor had visited the country in November 2021 to start preparing for the documentary and interact with the military personnel in the Azov region.
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