The film is scheduled to be released in Ukraine in the summer of 2023.
The Ukrainian musical crime drama “Kings of Rap”, one of the main roles of which was performed by the popular singer Wellboy, has finally received a release date and a new teaser.
According to the press service of Adastra Cinema, the film directed by Myroslav Latik (“Trouble on 5 baksiv”, “Maxim Osa and the Gold of the Dog Head”) will appear in Ukrainian cinemas this summer.
In the center of the plot of the film is a 17-year-old boy named Kazan, who dreams most of all to become a famous rapper and conquer the heart of his girlfriend. For the sake of his dream, he is ready to take risks, but circumstances direct his life in a different direction, where the struggle for success, love and survival awaits him. This is a story about growing up, fatal mistakes, finding one’s place in life and love, which the first viewers managed to compare with the movie “8 Mile”.
Mykhailo Dzyuba (“Between Us”, “On That Side”), singer Wellboy (Anton Velboy), Irma Vitovska (“My thoughts are quiet”, “Cosa Nostra. Mama is leaving”) played the main roles in the film, as well as Karina Khimchuk, Yuriy Kulinich, Dmytro Khomyak and Andriy Borys.
Electronic musician Cepasa (Pavlo Lenchenko) acted as the film’s composer and sound producer.
The premiere of the film “Kings of Rap” took place at the Odesa International Film Festival (2021), where the powerful film, which successfully combined a criminal intrigue, a love story, bright music and a stylish visual series, became a favorite of screenings. Later, Latika’s film received many awards and positive reviews at international film events.
