The Hamlet Syndrome (2022)

Overview : 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.

Release Date : August 3, 2022

Runtime : 86m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Kundschafter Filmproduktion, Canal+ Polska, SWR, Balapolis, Südwestfunk, Chicken & Egg Pictures

Countries : Germany, Poland

Keywords : theatre group, existentialism, hamlet, new generation, 2010s, ukraine, war, russo-ukrainian war