THE HAMLET SYNDROME
by Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosołowski
synopsis
The film depicts the young Ukrainian generation scarred by war and political upheaval since 2014. The film’s starting point is the preparation for a play based on the motifs of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. A powerful portrait of a generation having to confront their war trauma and tackle the painful past, which now after the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine becomes their present and future alike.
international title: | The Hamlet Syndrome |
original title: | The Hamlet Syndrome |
country: | Poland, Germany |
year: | 2022 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosołowski |
film run: | 85' |
screenplay: | Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosołowski |
cinematography by: | Piotr Rosołowski |
film editing: | Agata Cierniak |
music: | John Gürtler, Jan Miserre |
producer: | Magdalena Kamińska, Agata Szymanska, Matthias Miegel, Robert Thalheim, Andreas Banz |
production: | Balapolis, Kundschafter Filmproduktion |