Das Hamlet-Syndrom (2022)

To be or not to be in Ukraine

Run Time: 1h26m | Release: 03 Aug 2022

Production Countries: Germany, Poland

8 / 101 Vote Count

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.