King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War
2023 · 91 min · Documentary
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.
- Director
- Dmytro Hreshko
- Released
- May 3, 2023
- Language
- Ukrainian
Where to watch in the US
Free
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