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Militantropos

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MILITANTROPOS captures the human condition through the fractured realities of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The film pieces together everyday lives transformed by war -- those who flee, those who lose everything, and those who stay to resist and fight -- tracing both the instinct to survive and the need for closeness. Amid devastation and atrocity, the human is absorbed into war -- and war, in turn, becomes part of the human.

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Catherine Bray Variety May 26
This film’s anthropological interest in how people are shaped by an ongoing immersion in a state of war is simultaneously deeply personally felt and conveyed with a sense of analytical remove. Go to Full Review Isaac Feldberg RogerEbert.com May 26
This mesmerizing film evokes the strange, liminal existence of a society at war, questioning what it would mean to truly live, rather than just survive, amid its ravages. Go to Full Review Lauren Wissot IndieWire May 21
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An exquisitely crafted vérité journey comprised of painstakingly framed (medium and long) snapshots of an unfortunately contemporary Ukraine. Go to Full Review Matthew Turner Next Best Picture Jun 4
8/10
This is a powerfully moving and beautifully shot documentary that achieves the filmmakers’ stated aim of constructing a narrative out of collective trauma and finding humanity in the darkest moments Go to Full Review Jara Yáñez Caimán Cuadernos de Cine Jun 3
The film progresses from the simple juxtaposition of different realities and jumps from one place to another without allowing enough time for any of them to reverberate beyond them. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots May 27
A testament to the profound adaptability of the human spirit, even in the face of wartime obliteration. There are haunting images in this film that will stick with me forever. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alina Gorlova

Director

Yelizaveta Smith

Director

Simon Mozgovyi

Director

Alina Gorlova

Screenwriter

Yelizaveta Smith

Screenwriter

Maksym Nakonechnyi

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Synopsis MILITANTROPOS captures the human condition through the fractured realities of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The film pieces together everyday lives transformed by war -- those who flee, those who lose everything, and those who stay to resist and fight -- tracing both the instinct to survive and the need for closeness. Amid devastation and atrocity, the human is absorbed into war -- and war, in turn, becomes part of the human.
Director
Alina Gorlova, Yelizaveta Smith, Simon Mozgovyi
Producer
Eugene Rachkovsky, Ralph Wieser, Nabil Bellahsène, Justin Pechberty, Damien Megherbi
Screenwriter
Alina Gorlova, Yelizaveta Smith, Maksym Nakonechnyi, Simon Mozgovyi
Production Co
Tabor Productions, Mischief Films, Les Valseurs
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Ukrainian
Runtime
1h 51m