King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War(2023)

DocumentaryRated 91 min.

Due to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of Ukrainians, fleeing the war, found refuge in Uzhhorod in western Ukraine. The local director decides to attract non-professional actors -displaced people - in bringing his dream into life - to stage the King Lear play. The theatrical performance helps them find themselves and their purpose in a new world where there is war, and the director finds an answer to the eternal question of what love is and why this world should not perish.

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5/3/2023Released

5/3/2023Premiere
South East European Film Festival

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OriginUkraine

Languagesuk

CompaniesUP UA STUDIO

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