War Note

An intimate, unsettling collage of raw soldier footage that immerses you in a surreal, fragile frontline reality.

Directed by

Roman Liubyi

Genres

Documentary, War

Overview

Personal videos from the phones, camcorders, cameras and GoPros of Ukrainian soldiers are woven into a surreal journey to the frontline of the war with Russia. The film shows a bizarre world whose laws are quite different from what we are used to. The behaviour is different, the relationships unfold differently and the humour takes on different notes. The heroes wake up and fall asleep, rejoice and cry, always feeling that the recording may end at any moment.

How it feels

Bleak, tense, melancholic and absurd. Measured and demanding.

About

War, survival, trauma, isolation

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

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

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