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King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War

6.5(2)20231h 31m1

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.

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English
  • king lear
  • russian invasion of ukraine (2022)
  • russo-ukrainian war

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Ukraine

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  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSouth East European Film Festival3 May 2023
  • South KoreaKR

    • PremiereAllDMZ International Documentary Film Festival15 Sept 2023
  • UkraineUA

    • Digital / OTTTakflix9 May 2024

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King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War was released on 3 May 2023.

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