The Hamlet Syndrome (03/08/2022)

Production : Kundschafter Filmproduktion, Canal+ Polska, SWR, Balapolis, Südwestfunk, Chicken & Egg Films

Synopsis

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.