By the time Russian army retreated from Bucha, Borodyanka, Irpin, houses were destroyed, civilians executed, and lives ruined. From the moment when they emerge from their shelters over the course of many weeks, the films follows various residents as they pick themselves up from the smoldering ruins. The dead are identified, debris is cleared, and prosecutors start talking about a war tribunal. But as the first blossoms of spring start appearing, these Ukrainians also reveal their resilience. Human spirit overcomes war and death.
2022 35 IDFA shortlisted for ROSE D'ORE – Global Television Festival 2023 Winner of 59 GRIMME PRIZE FIPADOC Biarritz DocPoint, Helsinki Göteborg IFF ArtDocFest, Riga 20 CPH:DOX HRWFF – Human Rights Watch Film Festival 25 TiDF – 25th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival nominated ROMAN BRODMANN Preis 54 Vision du Réel, Nyon 17 Ethnocineca IDFF Vienna German Documentary Award – Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis 33 Filmfest Emden nominated for Best Documentary – Deutscher Fernsehpreis Human Rights FF Berlin
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