The Hamlet Syndrome
To be or not to be in Ukraine
Five young Ukrainians discuss life following the Maidan Revolution of 2014. Not all fought in the Russian-Ukrainian war, but it, regardless, shattered their life plans. Representing 'Generation Maidan', they face the question of how to cope with experiences of violence, how to go on. A local theatre director produces Hamlet, wherein they can use Shakespeare’s tragic character as a mirror and face their traumas onstage. For them, 'to be or not to be' is not simply text but an existential dilemma with no clear answer.
- Year: 2022
- Country: Germany, Poland
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Kundschafter Filmproduktion, Canal+, SWR, Balapolis, Südwestfunk, Chicken & Egg Films
- Keyword: theatre group, existentialism, hamlet, new generation, 2010s, ukraine, war, russo-ukrainian war
- Director: Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosołowski
- Cast: Oksana Cherkashyna, Rodion Shuygin-Grekalov, Katlia Kotliarova, Slavik Gavianets, Roman Krivdik
