The Wild Fields (Ukrainian: Дике поле) is a film based on Serhiy Zhadan’s novel "Voroshylovhrad".
[2] In February 2013, Ukrainian director Yaroslav Lodyhin informed that he, along with writer Serhiy Zhadan, began preparing for the adaptation of the novel "Voroshylovhrad".
Lodyhin also noted that himself Starobilsk [where the action takes place] is surrounded by Ukrainian-speaking villages, where there is a huge amount of surzhyk.
[15] Most of the musical themes in the film were written by composer and famous pianist Fima Chupakhin.
Oleg Kadanov, well known for the projects "Chek Orchestra" and "Mantra Kerouak", took part in the creation of music for the film.
Originally, it was planned that the film will be released in a wide Ukrainian rental on October 11, 2018, but later the premiere was postponed to November 8, 2018.
The official partners of the film were "Kyivstar", "Media Group Ukraine" / TRK Ukraina and Derzhkino.