The Hamlet Syndrome (2022)
Overview
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.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 1.984 |
Directed By
Piotr Rosołowski
Elwira Niewiera
Crew
Piotr Rosołowski
Elwira Niewiera
Elwira Niewiera
Piotr Rosołowski
Piotr Rosołowski
John Gürtler
Jan Miserre
Agata Cierniak
Matthias Miegel
Agata Szymańska
Magdalena Kamińska
Lena Raith
Robert Thalheim
Andreas Banz
Natalia Krasilnikova
Małgorzata Wala
Uwe Bossenz
Igor Kłaczyński
Marcin Lenarczyk
Andrii Nidzelskyi
Jarosław Sadowski
Jonathan Schorr
Mykhailo Zakutskyi
Andreas Banz
Michał Buczek
Kamil Rutkowski
Michał Krajewski
Paweł Juzwuk
Natalia Krasilnikova
Tamara Trampe
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