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Trailers/Videos

Brief synopsis

In the Donbass, a region of Eastern Ukraine, a hybrid war takes place, involving an open armed conflict alongside killings and robberies on a mass scale perpetrated by separatist gangs.
In the Donbass, war is called peace, propaganda is uttered as truth and hatred is declared to be love.
A journey through the Donbass unfolds as a chain of curious adventures, where the grotesque and drama are as intertwined as life and death.
This is not a tale of one region, one country or one political system. It is about a world, lost in post-truth and fake identities. It is about each and every one of us.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Tamara YatsenkoPlump-faced Woman [L]
Lyudmila SmorodinaWoman in blue [L]
Olesya ZhurakovskayaGirl with bucket [L]
Boris KamorzinMikhalych [L]
Sergey RusskinChapai [SR]
Petro PanchukMan in Bomb Shelter [SR]
Irina PlesnyayevaPretty woman [SR]
Zanna LubganeBleach Blonde [SR]
Vadim DubovskyFat faced boss [SR]
Alexander ZamuraevSemyon [SR]
Georgi DelijewBatyana [SR]
Valeriu AndriutãCommander [SR]
Konstantin ItuninGuy in white shirt [SR]
Nina AntonovaOld woman in black [SR]
Natalya BuzkoWoman in red [SR]
Sergei KolesovIvan, the Groom [SR]
Svetlana KolesovaAngela, the Bride [SR]
Thorsten MertenGerman journalist [SR]
Donbass - Einwohnerin und Aufnahmeleiterin [SR]Eléna Weiss
soldier, adolescent [BP]Julian Kluge
SoldatPaul Trempnau

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Director of photographyOleg Mutu
Casting directorMaria Baker-Choustova
Costume designerDorota Roqueplo
DirectorSergei Loznitsa
EditorDanielius Kokanauskis
Key gripErik Sens
GripFlorian Matthias Ritter
GafferDaniel Pauselius
Best boy electricEduard Botchanov
Lighting technician / electricianOliver Joest
Vorbereitung
Vorbereitung
ProducerHeino Deckert
Production designerKirill Shuvalov
Art directorOleg Dorichenko
Line producerTina Börner
Production managerKirill Krasovski
Assistant production managerPrisca Beyer
Germany
Germany
ScreenwriterSergei Loznitsa
Production sound mixerVladimir Golovnitski

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Pyramide Films [fr]
France (theatrical) & World Sales
France (theatrical) & World Sales
Salzgeber & Co. Medien GmbH (form. Edition Salzgeber) [de]
Germany (theatrical)
Germany (theatrical)

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Cameras and UtilitiesLudwig Kameraverleih GmbH
GripMaier Bros. GmbH
Lighting and UtilitiesMaier Bros. GmbH
Finance/Law/InsuranceLaKom Lohnabrechnung Komparsenservice
Gagenabrechnung Crew
Gagenabrechnung Crew
Production ServicesUnitbase GmbH [de]
Kamera & DIT Sprinter
Kamera & DIT Sprinter
CostumesPATIN-A SHOP GmbH
Kostümequipment
Kostümequipment

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Sergei Loznitsa2018Filmfest München [de]
Int. Independents
Int. IndependentsNominated
Sergei Loznitsa2018Int. Film Festival of India [in]
International Competition
International CompetitionNominated
Sergei Loznitsa2018Tiff Toronto Int. Film Festival [ca]
Contemporary World Cinema
Contemporary World CinemaNominated
Sergei Loznitsa2018Jerusalem Film Festival [il]
Masters
MastersNominated
Sergei Loznitsa2018Festival de Cannes [fr]
Un Certain Regard - Eröffnungsfilm
Un Certain Regard - EröffnungsfilmNominated
Sergei Loznitsa2018European Film Awards [eu]Nominated

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 30/08/2018