In Ukraine, cinema seeks to give a glimpse of normal life amid war

The popcorn counter at Perun Cinema in Irpin, Ukraine. Photos: dpa

Olexiy Shevchenko’s cinema features war every day but the good news for Ukrainians is that it is on screen, rather than real life.

Which is not to say that the war is forgotten in the movie theatre, where there are deep cracks in the ceiling, insulation oozing out like a bleeding wound.