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King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War (2023)
Directed by Dmytro Hreshko
Documentary · 1h 31m
Due to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of Ukrainians, fleeing the war, found refuge in Uzhhorod in western Ukraine. The local director decides to attract non-professional actors -displaced people - in bringing his dream into life - to stage the King Lear play. The theatrical performance helps them find themselves and their purpose in a new world where there is war, and the director finds an answer to the eternal question of what love is and why this world should not perish.
Crew
- Director
- Dmytro Hreshko
- Director of Photography
- Rostyslav Zabolotnyi, Dmytro Hreshko, Mykhailo Pozheha, Yurii Hotra
- Editor
- Viktor Maliarenko
- Producer
- Polina Herman
Details
- Original title
- Король Лір: Як ми шукали любов під час війни
- Release date
- 2023-05-03
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- UK
- Spoken languages
- English, Russian, Ukrainian
- Countries
- Ukraine
- Production
- UP UA STUDIO