King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War
MovieTitle | Король Лір: Як ми шукали любов під час війни |
User score | 8 |
Release date | May 3, 2023 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Dmytro Hreshko |
Production country | Ukraine |
Production companies | UP UA STUDIO |
Run time | 91 min. |
Due to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of Ukrainians, fleeing the war, found refuge in Uzhhorod in western Ukraine. The local director decides to attract non-professional actors -displaced people - in bringing his dream into life - to stage the King Lear play. The theatrical performance helps them find themselves and their purpose in a new world where there is war, and the director finds an answer to the eternal question of what love is and why this world should not perish.