Das Hamlet-Syndrom

The war in Ukraine has profoundly affected the young generation since 2014. A few months before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, five young men and women in Kiev took part in a unique stage production that attempts to connect their experiences of war with those of Hamlet’s dilemma. For each of them, the stage is a platform to pour out their grievances and concerns about Hamlet’s question of »to be or not to be,« which in turn reflects a dilemma that applies to their own lives.
 

Documentary film, D, PL, 2022, 86 min, OV with german surtitles
 

Followed by a discussion with the directors Elwira Niewiera & Piotr Rosolowski and the protagonists Oksana Cherkashyna & Roza Sarkisian.

The panel will be moderated by the Ukrainian-German writer and journalist Katja Petrowskaja.