The Hamlet Syndrome (2022)
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.
Directors:
Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosołowski.
Writers:
Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosołowski.
https://www.dok-leipzig.de/en/film/das-hamlet-syndrom/archive
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Oksana Cherkashyna as Self |
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Rodion Shuygin-Grekalov as Self |
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Katlia Kotliarova as Self |
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Slavik Gavianets as Self |
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Roman Krivdik as Self |
| Directing | Elwira Niewiera | Director |
| Directing | Piotr Rosołowski | Director |
| Sound | Marcin Lenarczyk | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jonathan Schorr | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Mykhailo Zakutskyi | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Lena Raith | Production Manager |
| Sound | Uwe Bossenz | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Igor Kłaczyński | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Tamara Trampe | Dramaturgy |
| Sound | Paweł Juzwuk | Music Consultant |
| Production | Robert Thalheim | Producer |
| Crew | Kamil Rutkowski | Editorial Staff |
| Production | Matthias Miegel | Producer |
| Production | Andreas Banz | Producer |
| Crew | Andreas Banz | Post-Production Manager |
| Production | Natalia Krasilnikova | Production Manager |
| Editing | Agata Cierniak | Editor |
| Production | Małgorzata Wala | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jarosław Sadowski | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Andrii Nidzelskyi | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Michał Krajewski | Editorial Staff |
| Production | Agata Szymańska | Producer |
| Production | Magdalena Kamińska | Producer |
| Editing | Michał Buczek | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Natalia Krasilnikova | Researcher |
| Sound | Jan Miserre | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | John Gürtler | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Elwira Niewiera | Screenplay |
| Writing | Piotr Rosołowski | Screenplay |
| Camera | Piotr Rosołowski | Director of Photography |