Ukraine Away

Documentary: Ukraine Away, directors: J van Impe, D de Rijke

In a Dutch farmhouse rugby players prepare a convoy of medical aid and bulletproof vests for Ukrainian soldiers fellow rugby players now fighting on the front.

It’s the fifth mission by the foundation Protect Ukraine, but this time the team brings more than supplies: the bring the game itself.

As they drive into a war zone, tension mixes with camaraderie.

In Lviv amidst sandbagged windows and air raid sirens, Dutch and Ukrainian players meet fort the first rugby tournament since the invasion.