[1] The documentary concerns the FEMEN (Фемен) movement, a feminist protest group originating from Ukraine.

[2] The film is a documentary on the activities of FEMEN, a Ukrainian feminist movement known for topless protests.

They claimed that the situation in the film, i.e. under the leadership of Viktor Sviatsky, is actually part of the past, since he was ejected from the movement in 2012.

[1] At the festival photocall the activists appeared topless, as is usual for their protests[13] Glenn Dunks[14] and Christopher Schobert of The Playlist on IndieWire[15] gave the film positive reviews.

On 9 September 2014, Ukraine is Not a Brothel won for the Best Feature Length Documentary by Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, awarded at the 4th AACTA Awards at The Star Event Centre, Sydney, New South Wales in late January 2015[16]