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King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War

King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War (2023)

1h 31m | PG-13

⭐ 8 / 10

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.

Director: Dmytro Hreshko

Studio: UP UA STUDIO

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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