King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War (2023)
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.
Release Date : May 3, 2023
Runtime : 91m
Genre : Documentary
Companies : UP UA STUDIO
Countries : Ukraine
Keywords : king lear, russian invasion of ukraine, russo-ukrainian war