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Donbass

Play trailer Poster for Donbass 2022,  2h 2m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 88% 57 Reviews Tomatometer 75% 50+ Ratings Popcornmeter
88% Tomatometer 57 Reviews 75% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
In the Donbass region of Eastern Ukraine, mid-2010s: a hybrid war takes place, involving an open armed conflict alongside killings and robberies on a mass scale perpetrated by Russian-separatist gangs. In the Donbass, war is called peace, propaganda is uttered as truth, and hatred is declared to be love. Life is suffused with fear and suspicion. What is real and what is fake news? Called "a darkly satirical omnibus of scathing vignettes" by the Washington Post, DONBASS serves as a crucial interpretation of the Russo-Ukrainian war, but the film is not, ultimately, a tale of one region or one conflict. It is about a world lost in post-truth and fake identities. It is about each and every one of us.
Donbass

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Brutally powerful and brilliantly filmed, Donbass illustrates man's inhumanity with visceral effectiveness.

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Dmitry Samarov Chicago Reader Jun 14, 2022
In a time when the most banal information is up for debate, this fake documentary reads as much too real. Go to Full Review
Alissa Wilkinson Vox Apr 15, 2022
In the way that The Wire unpacked something vital about the layered mess of American cities, Donbass digs with the grimmest of grins into a conflict that has been going on a long time. Go to Full Review
Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com Apr 8, 2022
2/4
Some moviegoers, seeking insights on Russias ongoing assault on Ukraine, might enjoy this sort of thing while waiting for real-life emotional catharsis. Good luck to them. Go to Full Review
Kyle Smith National Review Jun 28, 2022
While the juxtaposition of the quotidian with the horrible adds some bite, it’s not enough to overcome the general aura of inescapable bleakness. Go to Full Review
Dan Schindel Hyperallergic May 5, 2022
The unifying theme of the disparate stories that make up Donbass is the mundane, often terrifying absurdity of everyday life in a war zone. Go to Full Review
Andy Klein FilmWeek (LAist) Apr 19, 2022
It's interesting as a reflection of what's going on now, but I must say it's also hard [to understand] without more cultural context. Go to Full Review
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Leia W Sep 24, 2018 Powerfull word against russian fakes that there is some civil conflict in Ukraine. No it's russian intevention to Ukraine. Kind of new mongols. See more
Leia P Aug 3, 2018 I'm not sure if I'm watching a movie or a documentary. Brilliant acting. Unfortunately, I suspect, this is not going to be a blockbuster, but the target audience will probably enjoy it. See more
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Sergei Loznitsa

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Valeriu Andriuță

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Evgeny Chistyakov

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Georgiy Deliev

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Vadim Dubovsky

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Konstantin Itunin

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Donbass

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Synopsis In the Donbass region of Eastern Ukraine, mid-2010s: a hybrid war takes place, involving an open armed conflict alongside killings and robberies on a mass scale perpetrated by Russian-separatist gangs. In the Donbass, war is called peace, propaganda is uttered as truth, and hatred is declared to be love. Life is suffused with fear and suspicion. What is real and what is fake news? Called "a darkly satirical omnibus of scathing vignettes" by the Washington Post, DONBASS serves as a crucial interpretation of the Russo-Ukrainian war, but the film is not, ultimately, a tale of one region or one conflict. It is about a world lost in post-truth and fake identities. It is about each and every one of us.
Director
Sergei Loznitsa
Producer
Heino Deckert, Denis Ivanov, Marianne Dumoulin, Jacques Bidou
Screenwriter
Sergei Loznitsa
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Digital Cube, Graniet Film BV, JBA Productions, Atoms & Void, Arthouse Traffic LLS, Ma.ja.de. Fiction, Wild at Art
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Ukrainian
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 8, 2022, Limited
Runtime
2h 2m
Sound Mix
Digital 5.1
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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