Documentary Feature | 2020-2021 | History | Netherlands, Ukraine
Main data
| Director | Sergei Loznitsa |
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| Written by | Sergei Loznitsa |
| Production | Atoms & Void [nl], Solar Media Entertainment [ua] |
| Distributor | Mokum Filmdistributie [nl] |
Project data
| Budget | 30 521 084 PLN |
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| Film financing | |
| Length of movie | 120 min |
Brief synopsis
On September 29-30,1941, Sonderkommando 4a of the Einsatzgruppe C, assisted by two battalions of the Police Regiment South and Ukrainian Auxiliary Police, and without any resistance from the local population, shot dead in the Babi Yar ravine in the north-west of Kiev 33 771 Jews. The film reconstructs and visualises the historical context of this tragedy through archive footage documenting the German occupation of Ukraine and the subsequent decade. When memory turns into oblivion, when the past overshadows the future, it is the voice of cinema that articulates the truth.
Awards
| Award winner | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Sergei Loznitsa | European Film Awards [eu] | Nominated |
| Sergei Loznitsa | L'il d'or (SCAM) au Festival de Cannes [fr] | Winner |
| Sergei Loznitsa | IDFA - ReFrame Award for Best Use of Archive [nl] | Winner |
| Maria Baker-Choustova | European Film Awards [eu] | Nominated |