Donbass

2018 · 122 min · UK · 6.9 (90 votes)

Dir. Sergei Loznitsa · Starring Tamara Yatsenko, Iryna Zayarmiuk, Hryhoriy Masliuk, Olesia Zhurakivska, Liudmyla Smorodina, Boris Kamorzin

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In the historic Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, despite the cruel war that has been raging since 2014 between the self-proclaimed People's Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk and the Ukrainian government, people try to survive in the rotten heart of chaos, where violence disguises itself as peace, propaganda becomes univocal truth and hatred reigns in the name of love.

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A darkly comedic, yet deeply unsettling look at life in a war-torn region. It's a chaotic, absurd, and often disturbing portrayal of survival where truth is twisted and violence is normalized. A stark and unforgettable experience.

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