King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War

Name: King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-05-03
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.5

Король Лір: Як ми шукали любов під час війни

6.5 (2)2023-05-031h 31m

Documentary

Overview

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.