On December 25th at 8:00 PM on ICTV2 channel, the TV premiere of the Ukrainian comedy "Train on December 31st" will take place — a 2025 box office hit that collected over 50 million hryvnias at the box office. The festive film will become the main event of Christmas broadcasting.
Star cast and plot
The film starred Stanislav Boklan, Kateryna Kuznietsova, Mykhailo Khoma (Dzidzio), Yuriy Gorbunov, Liliya Rebryk, Artemiy Yegorov, Andriy Isayenko, Anastasiya Ivanyuk and other famous actors. A special highlight of the film was the appearance of British politician Boris Johnson.
The events unfold on New Year's Eve on a train from Kyiv to Lviv. Conductor Mykola Ivanovych (Stanislav Boklan) was supposed to spend his last working day before retirement peacefully, but the train unexpectedly breaks down in the middle of a snowy field. The passengers — a runaway bride, a pregnant woman on the eve of childbirth, an introverted accountant, a medical series star — are forced not only to deal with force majeure, but also to find common ground with each other.
Successful box office and recognition
The comedy, which was released in cinemas on January 1, 2025, became a real box office success. According to box office results, the film collected 52,009,488 hryvnias and sold 309,368 tickets, confirming its status as the most successful Ukrainian comedy of the year.
The soundtracks for the film were the songs "Winter" by Klavdiya Petrovna and "Waiting at Home" by Yaktak. The film was created by "Prototype Production" and Film.UA Group companies under the direction of Oleg Borshchevsky.
Channel's Christmas program
"Showing a great Ukrainian comedy on Christmas is what we strive for in our mission to popularize Ukrainian cinema. This is truly a warm film that's good to gather around in a warm circle among your loved ones," commented ICTV and ICTV2 channels director Anastasiya Shteyngauz.
The TV premiere of "Train on December 31st" will become part of ICTV2's festive program, which also includes Diesel Show episodes, "The Hobbit" trilogy and other Ukrainian comedies. After the TV broadcast, the film can be watched online on Sweet.tv, Megogo and Kyivstar TV platforms.
