Intercepted

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Intercepted

Released Oct 4

1h 33m

Documentary

War

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Ukrainian intelligence services have intercepted thousands of phone calls Russian soldiers made from the battlefield in Ukraine to their families and friends in Russia, painting a stark picture of the cruelty of war in a dizzying emotional tension. Juxtaposed with images of the destruction caused by the invasion and the day-to-day life of the Ukrainian people who resist and rebuild, the voices of the Russian soldiers -- ranging from being filled with heroic illusions to complete disappointment and loss of reason, from looting to committing more horrible war crimes, from propaganda to doubt and disillusionment -- expose the whole scope of the dehumanizing power of war and imperialist nature of the Russian aggression.

Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

By anonymizing both the callers and the places featured in the documentary, “Intercepted” becomes a sobering portrait of the many millions of lives interrupted by this war.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 5, 2024

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Manohla Dargis

New York Times

“Intercepted” is yet another crucial eyewitness document of the Russia-Ukraine war, one that makes the personal stakes painfully vivid.

Oct 3, 2024

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Kyle Smith

Wall Street Journal

In little more than an hour and a half, it provides an education into the experience of the continuing atrocity with which only the most detailed journalistic accounts can compete.

Oct 3, 2024

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Michael Ward

Should I See It

Harrowing, unpredictable, and haunting.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 17, 2024

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Dan Schindel

Hyperallergic

"Intercepted" posits a twinned dialectic between sound and image and between invader and invaded.

Oct 17, 2024

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Will Bjarnar

Next Best Picture

“Sides“ aside — they matter, but independently of the film’s existence — “Intercepted“ begs to be seen for how harrowing it is, not as a form of entertainment. Not all movies can achieve that distinction, and frankly, not all of them should.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 17, 2024

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Oksana Karpovych

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Oksana Karpovych

Writer

Rocío Barba Fuentes

Producer

Giacomo Nudi

Producer

Charlotte Tourres

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Synopsis

Ukrainian intelligence services have intercepted thousands of phone calls Russian soldiers made from the battlefield in Ukraine to their families and friends in Russia, painting a stark picture of the cruelty of war in a dizzying emotional tension. Juxtaposed with images of the destruction caused by the invasion and the day-to-day life of the Ukrainian people who resist and rebuild, the voices of the Russian soldiers -- ranging from being filled with heroic illusions to complete disappointment and loss of reason, from looting to committing more horrible war crimes, from propaganda to doubt and disillusionment -- expose the whole scope of the dehumanizing power of war and imperialist nature of the Russian aggression.

Director: Oksana Karpovych
Producer: Rocío Barba Fuentes, Giacomo Nudi, Rocío B. Fuentes
Screenwriter: Oksana Karpovych, Oksana Karpovych
Distributor: Grasshopper Film
Production Co: Les Films Cosmos, Hutong Productions, Moon Man
Genre: Documentary, War
Original Language: Ukrainian
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 33m