Donbass (2018)
- Original title
- Донбас
- Directed by
- Sergei Loznitsa
- Genre
- drama film, tragicomedy
- Country
- Romania, Germany, Ukraine, France
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 115 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In the war-torn Donbass region of Ukraine, people try to survive amid the chaos and absurdity of conflict. The film shows various characters caught in propaganda, violence, and everyday lies.
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What happens
Donbass (Russian: Донбасс, romanized: Donbass, Ukrainian: Донбас, romanized: Donbas) is a 2018 black comedy war film written and directed by Sergei Loznitsa. It was selected as the opening film in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Loznitsa won the Un Certain Regard award for Best Director, as well as the Silver Pyramid at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival. It was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It was filmed in Kryvyi Rih, 300 km west of separatist-occupied Donetsk. At the 49th International Film Festival of India it received the Main Prize - Golden Peacock for Best Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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