The Hamlet Syndrome (2022)
Documentary1 hour and 26 minutes
80%
To be or not to be in Ukraine
Description
Five young Ukrainians discuss life following the Maidan Revolution of 2014. Not all fought in the Russian-Ukrainian war, but it, regardless, shattered their life plans. Representing 'Generation Maidan', they face the question of how to cope with experiences of violence, how to go on. A local theatre director produces Hamlet, wherein they can use Shakespeare’s tragic character as a mirror and face their traumas onstage. For them, 'to be or not to be' is not simply text but an existential dilemma with no clear answer.
Status
Released
Original language
German
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Revenue
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Keywords
theatre groupexistentialismhamletnew generation2010sukrainewarrusso-ukrainian war