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The Kiev Trial

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Using previously unseen archive footage, Sergei Loznitsa reconstructs parts of the January 1946 war crimes trial in Kiev, Ukraine, including statements of defendants and testimonies of witnesses, survivors of Auschwitz and Babi Yar among them.

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Daniela Urzola Caimán Cuadernos de Cine 11/08/2022
Loznitsa returns here to speak of the past.. demonstrating once again that reflection on war is endless and incomprehensible. And that the only thing left for us is to keep the memory alive through images. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 09/13/2022
4.5/5
The footage may have suffered from the ravages of time...but even so, it is impossible to look at the faces of the witnesses speaking here and not see their pain, not know that what they are speaking is the truth. Go to Full Review Christian Gallichio The Playlist 09/09/2022
B-
The Kiev Trial” is a compelling, though challenging, watch — horrifying in its recollections of atrocities and the blunt ways that the Nazi defendants explained and defended their actions. Go to Full Review Lee Marshall Screen International 09/04/2022
It’s an absorbing, timely work, which touches on a question that is fresh in the minds of many... today: how best to bear witness to crimes of war, and how to separate revenge from retribution. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Sergei Loznitsa

Director

Sergei Loznitsa

Producer

Maria Baker-Choustova

Producer

Danielius Kokanauskis

Film Editor

Sergei Loznitsa

Film Editor

Tomasz Wolski

Film Editor

Movie Info

Synopsis Using previously unseen archive footage, Sergei Loznitsa reconstructs parts of the January 1946 war crimes trial in Kiev, Ukraine, including statements of defendants and testimonies of witnesses, survivors of Auschwitz and Babi Yar among them.
Director
Sergei Loznitsa
Producer
Sergei Loznitsa, Maria Baker-Choustova, Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, Max Yakover
Screenwriter
Sergei Loznitsa
Production Co
Atoms & Void
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
Ukrainian
Runtime
1h 46m