The film, "Lessons in Tolerance", shows what happens when a family with knee-jerk anti-gay views agrees to take part in a government program for European integration. In return for cheaper energy bills, they have to host a gay man for three weeks as he attempts to change their attitudes. The premise may be absurd, but it reflects real efforts to shift ingrained prejudices against LGBTQ people and tackle discrimination as Ukraine seeks EU membership. The war has also spurred Ukraine to differentiate itself from ex-Soviet neighbor Russia, which bans LGBTQ "propaganda". The country's state cinema agency helped finance the low-budget...
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