Reflection is a great war drama for those who like slow cinema. It is also a contemplative experience for those who love a deep and multi-layered cinematic experience. It does not bombard the audience with anti-war propaganda; neither does it drive to a conclusion. It just paints a picture of the war and lets the audience reflect on it.
Reflection(Відблиск)
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Ukraine · 2021
2h 5m
Director Valentyn Vasyanovych
Starring Roman Lutskyi, Andriy Rymaruk, Nika Myslytska, Nadia Levchenko
Genre Drama
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In 2014, Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy enlists to fight Russian military forces in the Donbass region, where he is captured by enemy soldiers. Now a prisoner of war, Serhiy is forced to witness horrifying scenes of violence. After his release, he seeks to find new purpose in life and rebuild his relationship with his family.
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The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg
It would be a bracing, haunting work even if it weren’t so timely.
Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
This is a poignant and poetic film, where the strife just outside the characters’ little bubbles is ever-present and always visible.
Writer-director Valentyn Vasyanovych (“Atlantis,” “Black Level”) uses irony, horror and a sober-minded, unspoken acceptance of “this is the way our lives are now” to tell a quiet, harrowing story of one extended family’s experiences of the war.
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