The Hamlet Syndrome

Oct 7, 2022

1h 26m

★ 8.0

To be or not to be in Ukraine

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

War

Production Companies

Kundschafter Filmproduktion

CANAL+ Polska

SWR

Balapolis

ARTE

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Cast

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Oksana Cherkashyna

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Rodion Shuygin-Grekalov

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Katlia Kotliarova

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Slavik Gavianets

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Roman Krivdik

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8.3

Paths of Glory

Oct 25, 1957

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

7.2

Anything Can Happen

Dec 10, 1995

A story of life and death, featuring Lozinski's six-year-old son Tomaszek and elderly people spending time on the benches of a Warsaw park. Riding his scooter, Tomaszek asks the elderly very adult, though basic, questions, which they are happy to answer. The boy's ideas of future and life are confronted with those of men at the end of their lives.

8.0

Punitive Damage

May 16, 1999

The story of New Zealander Helen Todd's law suit against an Indonesian general that she pursued after her son, Kamal, was shot dead in the Dili massacre in East Timor.

10.0

War Mornings

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World War II. A group of kids try to sabotage the enemy whichever way they can.

8.0

1988

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In the winter of 1988, in the depths of the Iraq/Iran war, the border town of Halabja was attacked by chemical weapons with all its people and their different stories.

4.5

War in the Highlands

Oct 7, 1998

La Guerre Dans le Haut Pays is a period piece set in the winter of 1797-98, during the six days leading up to the fall of Bern and the victory of Napoleon's army, when the Bern government is faced with mixed loyalties from its subjects. The population of the lower valley is divided, but the upper region remains loyal, since they have been given special autonomy and a favorable system of taxation. David, a postman, works between the two regions. His father, who is a hard-line conservative, does not approve of his relationship with Julie, who is from the lower part of the valley. Julie's father, on the other hand, is more open to the new ideas of liberation. As a result of his work, David is exposed to new ideas and becomes a believer in equality and justice.

0.0

Hidden Battles

Aug 13, 2010

Dramatic and deeply personal film about the psychological impact of killing on the lives of five soldiers. Representing a cross section of nationalities, gender, class and race, these soldiers reveal intimate memories about the central act of war, the killing of another human being. How do these individuals make sense of what they have done? What happens when time challenges their carefully constructed stories? Consciously apolitical but deeply psychological, Hidden Battles examines the strength and struggles of men and women who kill and how they create a life for themselves afterward.

9.0

Ryhmäteatteri

Feb 3, 2018

Documentary on the history of Ryhmäteatteri theatre company.

7.8

Tomka and His Friends

Oct 28, 1977

Tomka is a boy who likes playing football with his friends. When the German army captures his town, the German soldiers establish their camp in the town stadium. Tomka with help from his friends and their parents organizes sabotage actions against the soldiers.

7.1

Camp Courage

Oct 15, 2023

Made refugees by the war in Ukraine, Olga and her granddaughter Milana travel to a summer camp in the Austrian Alps to test the limits of their own bravery, and to strengthen their growing bond.

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0.0

W milczeniu

Apr 7, 2011

Until now, they have stood on the sidelines. They have not appeared before the cameras. They have not taken part in public discussion. It is mainly to them that the documentary film by the well-known journalist Ewa Ewart was devoted. It shows the face of the Smolensk catastrophe through the eyes of the victims' families. April 10, 2010 went down in the memory of Poles as a day of national drama. But for the characters in the film, it was the day of their greatest personal drama. Along with the presidential couple, their loved ones passed away in shocking circumstances. For most, the time passing since the Smolensk catastrophe does not bring relief. Ewa Ewart and her film crew accompany the families at various stages of their struggle with difficult emotions. The film is in the process of being made and will include sequences and stills that have not been used anywhere before.

6.0

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9.5

A President, Europe and War

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They call each other Emmanuel and Vladimir - but despite the informal tone, a fateful negotiation is taking place. During France's presidency of the EU, President Macron takes on the task of negotiating with President Putin in an attempt to prevent an invasion of Ukraine. For the first time, we get to follow the diplomatic game behind the scenes and hear parts of their phone conversations.

10.0

Once at Dawn

Mar 8, 1971

A driver is tasked with sending weapons illegally to the partisan soldiers.

9.0

Stars of Long Nights

May 5, 1972

World War II. The fascists kill a boy and invite his mother to identify the body, but she refuses.

4.3

Furtuna

Feb 4, 1959

Story depicting the national liberation struggle of the Albanian people against the Italian and German invaders during World War II.

6.5

Tunnel Warfare

Jan 1, 1965

A small town defends itself from the Japanese by use of a network of tunnels during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

0.0

Checkpoint Zoo

Jun 6, 2024

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The Hamlet Syndrome

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