The Hamlet Syndrome (2022)

08/03/2022 (DE) • 1h 26m

Documentary

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

theatre group

existentialism

hamlet

new generation

2010s

ukraine

war

russo-ukrainian war

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