Intercepted

Intercepted

Director Oksana Karpovych

1 hr. 35 min. · Canada, France, Ukraine, 2024 · Documentary · Ukrainian, Russian · Subtitles: English, Lithuanian · N-16

About the film

At the start of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian army secretly recorded and publicised telephone conversations between Russians fighting on the frontline and their families back home. Soldiers' confessions of brutal war crimes are juxtaposed with images of Ukraine's devastated landscape - bombed-out cities back in Ukrainian hands, flowers blooming amid the rubble. At the other end of the line, there are pleas to return home, or support for the violence caused by a distorted perception of geopolitical reality. A shocking documentary about Russia's murderous imperial project and its efficient propaganda apparatus, which has reached audiences in many festivals around the world.

Details

Running time
1 hr. 35 min.
Country, year
Canada, France, Ukraine, 2024
Genre
Documentary
Language
Ukrainian, Russian
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian
Age rating
N-16

Credits

Director
Oksana Karpovych
Screenplay
Oksana Karpovych
Producers
Rocío Barba Fuentes, Giacomo Nudi
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • Berlin International Film Festival Special mention by the Ecumenical Jury
  • Hong Kong International Film Festival Special Mention
  • Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival Award for Best Director in Competition
  • Krakow International Film Festival FIPRESCI Award for Best Documentary and Silver Horn Award for Best Film on a Social Theme
Oksana Karpovych

Director

Oksana Karpovych

A filmmaker, author and photographer living between Ukraine and Canada, Karpovych was born in Kyiv, and studied cultural studies in Kyiv and production in Concordia University. Her debut documentary Don't Worry, the Doors Will Open won the New Vision Award in Montreal. In spring 2022, she collaborated with international journalists to report on events in Ukraine.