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Their Own Republic

2018 · 70 min

A quiet, watchful immersion into soldiers' waiting days, where boredom and dread mingle under grey skies.

Overview
Donbass. The fourth year of the civil war. One of the military units of the legendary battalion "Vostok". Seven days of existence between war and peace, between hope and longing, between the summer haze and autumn thaw.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • isolation
  • loyalty
  • family
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Alena Polunina
Written by
Alena Polunina
Cinematography
Alena Polunina
Runtime
70 min
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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