The front of the invisibles

Documentary | 2023 | Col | 1h 9m

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Summary

“The front of the invisibles” is a documentary that shows the Ukrainian conflict from the perspective of the Russian front. Shot between August and September 2022, the documentary presents the point of view of the population living in the territories currently under Russian control. This point of view has been little shown in the West. From the bombed-out neighborhoods of Donetsk to the beaches of Mariupol, from the celebrations in Lisichansk to the daily life in the destroyed buildings of Severodonetsk, from the shelters of the Azovmash factory to the former detention center of Stanitsa Luganskaja, Sara Reginella dives into a conflict that has been persisting since 2014, but which only in 2022 came into the center of international news. Like an invisible fly, the author, on her fourth expedition in the territories of Donbass, touches the lives trapped in the war, accompanied by the singing of Dina and Vasilisa, two musicians from Donetsk who defy pain by art. A journey among the invisibles of a conflict, whose front is still a ghost for the West.

Director: Sara Reginella
Type: Documentary
Year of completion: 2023
Country of origin: Italy

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