The Hamlet Syndrome
- Movies
- 2022-08-03
- DE
- Released
- 1h 26m
- DE
- Documentary
Production
Kundschafter Filmproduktion, Canal+, SWR, Balapolis, Südwestfunk, Chicken & Egg Films
Tagline
To be or not to be in Ukraine
Storyline
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.
