The Hamlet Syndrome

08/03/2022

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1hr 26min

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Documentary

To be or not to be in Ukraine

STORY

Five young Ukrainians discuss life following the Maidan Revolution of 2014. Not all fought in the Russian-Ukrainian war, but it, regardless, shattered their life plans. Representing 'Generation Maidan', they face the question of how to cope with experiences of violence, how to go on. A local theatre director produces Hamlet, wherein they can use Shakespeare’s tragic character as a mirror and face their traumas onstage. For them, 'to be or not to be' is not simply text but an existential dilemma with no clear answer.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Oksana Cherkashyna
  • Rodion Shuygin-Grekalov
  • Katlia Kotliarova
  • Slavik Gavianets
  • Roman Krivdik

    Directors

  • Elwira Niewiera
  • Lena Raith
  • Tamara Trampe
  • Robert Thalheim

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Kundschafter Filmproduktion
  • Canal+ Polska
  • SWR
  • Balapolis
  • Südwestfunk
  • Chicken & Egg Films

    Production Countries

  • Germany
  • Poland

LANGUAGES

  • Russian
  • Ukrainian

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