Our War

A sober, firsthand war diary that immerses you in frontline hardship and civilian endurance, leaving a heavy, urgent impression.

Directed by

Bernard-Henri Lévy, Marc Roussel

Genres

Documentary, War, Drama

Starring

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Bernard-Henri Lévy

Overview

Between February and April 2025, filmmakers Bernard-Henri Lévy and Marc Roussel filmed the Pokrovsk and Soumy fronts in eastern Ukraine, following the fighters of the Anne de Kyiv Brigade, armed by France. They filmed the daily lives of the inhabitants, bombarded by Russian forces terrorizing civilians on the eve of possible negotiations. They interview President Zelenskyy, who is reluctant to travel to Washington, and then watch the rebroadcast of the meeting with Ukrainian soldiers in a bunker. For the real heroes are the anonymous fighters and civilians who hold their heads high in the face of adversity and suffering, and who are filmed on a daily basis. The final part of Lévy’s “Ukrainian Quartet”, Our War is a diary, peppered with flashbacks in which the author recalls the high points of this war that began in 2014.

How it feels

Earnest, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, survival, violence, politics

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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