Due to the Russian invasion, by now almost everyone knows that Volodymyr Zelensky He was an actor before becoming the sixth president in the history of Ukraine. One of his best-known projects is the political comedy ‘servant of the people’, which can now be seen in Spain by Mediaset. The audiovisual group has acquired the rights for its open broadcast, as reported in a statement.
The success in Ukraine of the series, which offers a satirical portrait of Ukrainian politics and the presidency, led Zelensky himself to name the real political party with which he won the presidential elections in 2019, as Mediaset recalls. The current situation has increased interest in this fiction, which has also rescued Netflix for its catalog in the United States.
‘servant of the people’ has been awarded the Gold Remi Award for Best Television Comedy at the WorldFest in Houston in 2016the Silver Award at the World Media Festival in Hamburg and the distinction at the Seoul International Drama Awards in 2016, a contest in which fiction was a finalist.
Paolo Vasile’s company has also bought the rights ”Servant of the people 2′, the film adaptation of the series. Directed by Aleksey Kiryushchenko, the film, distinguished with three nominations at the Ukrainian Film Academy Awards in 2017, brings together Volodomir Zelenski, Evgeniy Koshevoy and Stanislav Boklan in its cast.
series synopsis
The series features Vasyl Goloborodko (character played by Zelenski), a high school history teacher who one day is secretly recorded by one of his students while delivers a fiery speech against corruption in the Ukrainian governmentwho asks for more closeness.
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After being broadcast on the internet, the video quickly goes viral and, overnight, a citizen mobilization takes place in its favor that leads the teacher to win electoral victory at the polls and become the president of Ukraine, after winning over the population and the media.
In his new position, full of responsibilities and pressures, Goloborodko keeps intact his messages about truth and honesty and a completely opposite thought to that of his predecessors in office.