INTERCEPTED

A film by Oksana Karpovych
2024, 93 minutes
No. 449
Documentary
INTERCEPTED
$375.00
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2024 Gotham Awards Nominee | Best Documentary Feature


Description
Ukrainian intelligence services have intercepted thousands of phone calls Russian soldiers made from the battlefield in Ukraine to their families and friends in Russia, painting a stark picture of the cruelty of war in a dizzying emotional tension. 

Juxtaposed with images of the destruction caused by the invasion and the day-to-day life of the Ukrainian people who resist and rebuild, the voices of the Russian soldiers—ranging from being filled with heroic illusions to complete disappointment and loss of reason, from looting to committing more horrible war crimes, from propaganda to doubt and disillusionment—expose the whole scope of the dehumanizing power of war and imperialist nature of the Russian aggression.


Reviews
      “The terrific Ukrainian documentary Intercepted is an austere and harrowing chronicle of life, death and indifference.” - Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

      “Grade: A. Haunting. A work of chilling stillness.” - Indiewire

      “A damning piece of documentary filmmaking.” - Variety

      “The horrors of war — specifically Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine — are rendered in startling fashion in Intercepted… A daring collision of image and sound. A worthy companion piece to 20 Days In Mariupol.” -  Screen

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