King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War

King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War (2023)

03/05/2023
Documentary
1h 31m

Overview

Due to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of Ukrainians, fleeing the war, found refuge in Uzhhorod in western Ukraine. The local director decides to attract non-professional actors -displaced people - in bringing his dream into life - to stage the King Lear play. The theatrical performance helps them find themselves and their purpose in a new world where there is war, and the director finds an answer to the eternal question of what love is and why this world should not perish.

  • Dmytro HreshkoDirector
  • Original Title

    Король Лір: Як ми шукали любов під час війни

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Ukrainian

Keywords

  • king lear
  • russian invasion of ukraine (2022)
  • russo-ukrainian war