Donbass
2018·Drama·2h 2m
7.0
★
In the historic Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, despite the cruel war that has been raging since 2014 between the self-proclaimed People's Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk and the Ukrainian government, people try to survive in the rotten heart of chaos, where violence disguises itself as peace, propaganda becomes univocal truth and hatred reigns in the name of love.
Directed by Sergei Loznitsa
black humor
based on true story
social satire
russian occupation
donbass war
2010s
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Cast
Tamara Yatsenko
Plump-faced Woman
Hryhoriy Masliuk
Town Mayor
Olesia Zhurakivska
Girl with Bucket
Liudmyla Smorodina
Woman in Blue
Boris Kamorzin
Mikhalych
Mikhail Voloshin
Man in Cap
Yevhen Chepurniak
Head Physician
Ihor Kyrylchatenko
First Ukrainian Soldier
Vladyslav Simanko
First Guy on the Bus
Oleksii Beldei
Second Guy on the Bus
Yaroslav Bezkorovainyi
Soldier in Bandana
Olena Khyzhna
Bandersha
Crew
Sergei Loznitsa
Director
Sergei Loznitsa
Screenplay
Danielius Kokanauskis
Editor
Oleg Mutu
Director of Photography
Denys Ivanov
Co-Producer
Marc van Warmerdam
Co-Producer
Jacques Bidou
Co-Producer
Vladimir Golovnitsky
Sound Designer
Vladimir Golovnitsky
Sound Editor
Dorota Roqueplo
Costume Designer
Alexandr Suvorov
Special Effects Supervisor
Daniel Pauselius
Gaffer
Popular Reviews
21 reviews
Semion Gladyshev
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sherlocks
8.0★ · 05/25/24
halfway through this i decided i did not like donbass because it felt shallow, confusing, deeply unfunny, and unnecessarily lengthy for something that considers itself as a fictionalised and satirical documentary. yet i kept watching, and i'm glad i did so - because that might pretty much have been the exact point. reflects the spectacular elements of a heavily mediatised and so thoroughly absurd conflict quite well. timeless? unfortunately, maybe. idk. feels slightly orwellian. will have to sit around and think about this one. hm.
halfway through this i decided i did not like donbass because it felt shallow, confusing, deeply unfunny, and unnecessarily lengthy for something that considers itself as a fictionalised and satirical documentary. yet i kept watching, and i'm glad i did so - because that might pretty much have been the exact point. reflects the spectacular elements of a heavily mediatised and so thoroughly absurd conflict quite well. timeless? unfortunately, maybe. idk. feels slightly orwellian. will have to sit around and think about this one. hm.
Bon
7.0★ · 02/14/24
I know you've probably heard that thing about tragedy and comedy being two sides of the same coin but jesus...
Loznitsa's background as a documentary film maker really helps this feel close to reality and ultimately demonstrate the abject powerlessness of basically everyone in a society so radically warped by its own trauma and propaganda.
Somewhat let down by not exploring the complexity to the motives of the Donbass authorities, instead uniformly portraying them all as cynical bullies and gangsters. Not saying that this is inaccurate but could've been good to explore
Loznitsa's background as a documentary film maker really helps this feel close to reality and ultimately demonstrate the abject powerlessness of basically everyone in a society so radically warped by its own trauma and propaganda.
Somewhat let down by not exploring the complexity to the motives of the Donbass authorities, instead uniformly portraying them all as cynical bullies and gangsters. Not saying that this is inaccurate but could've been good to explore
I know you've probably heard that thing about tragedy and comedy being two sides of the same coin but jesus...
Loznitsa's background as a documentary film maker really helps this feel close to reality and ultimately demonstrate the abject powerlessness of basically everyone in a society so radically warped by its own trauma and propaganda.
Somewhat let down by not exploring the complexity to the motives of the Donbass authorities, instead uniformly portraying them all as cynical bullies and gangsters. Not saying that this is inaccurate but could've been good to explore
Loznitsa's background as a documentary film maker really helps this feel close to reality and ultimately demonstrate the abject powerlessness of basically everyone in a society so radically warped by its own trauma and propaganda.
Somewhat let down by not exploring the complexity to the motives of the Donbass authorities, instead uniformly portraying them all as cynical bullies and gangsters. Not saying that this is inaccurate but could've been good to explore
SamEssss
6.0★ · 04/26/22
Fake news vignettes-y fun.
Fake news vignettes-y fun.
SWITCH.
8.0★ · 10/18/18
An oppressive but thought-provoking viewing experience, Sergei Loznitsa’s ‘Donbass’ peers deep into the Russian soul and finds an unfathomable blackness lurking there.
- Jake Watt
Read Jake's full article...
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-donbass-a-caustic-look-at-the-brutal-absurdities-of-war
- Jake Watt
Read Jake's full article...
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-donbass-a-caustic-look-at-the-brutal-absurdities-of-war
An oppressive but thought-provoking viewing experience, Sergei Loznitsa’s ‘Donbass’ peers deep into the Russian soul and finds an unfathomable blackness lurking there.
- Jake Watt
Read Jake's full article...
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-donbass-a-caustic-look-at-the-brutal-absurdities-of-war
- Jake Watt
Read Jake's full article...
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-donbass-a-caustic-look-at-the-brutal-absurdities-of-war