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 scope of the dehumanizing power of war and imperialist nature of the Russian aggression.

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Oksana Karpovych

Oksana Karpovych is a Ukrainian-Canadian filmmaker, writer and photographer born in Kyiv. Her first feature documentary Don’t Worry, the Doors Will Open won the New Visions Award at RIDM in 2019 and received a special mention at Hot Docs 2020. In her projects, Karpovych explores the everyday life and oral histories of ordinary people and how state politics intrude into the private sphere, influencing the communities she intimately documents. Karpovych is a Cultural Studies graduate of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine and a Film Production graduate of Concordia University in Montreal.

Screenings 
Thursday, 7 November 6:30PM
Toldi - Small Hall
English & Hungarian Subtitles
Sunday, 10 November 6:30PM
Toldi - Big Hall
English & Hungarian Subtitles
Canada, Ukraine, France
2024
93min
Russian
 
Director 
Oksana Karpovych
Producer 
Giacomo Nudi
Rocío B. Fuentes
Co-producer 
Pauline Tran Van Lieu
Lucie Rego
Darya Bassel
Olha Beskhmelnytsina
Editor 
Charlotte Tourrès
Cinematographer 
Christopher Nunn
Sound 
Alex Lane
Music 
NFNR
Distribution info 
Raluca Iacob Lightdox raluca@lightdox.com
Festivals and Awards 
Berlinale: Special Mention for Amnesty International Film Award, Special Mention by Ecumenical Jury (2024)
Silver Horn for Best Film on Social Issues at Krakow Film Festival 2024
LUX Audience Award Nominee 2025