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

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)

Trailer

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