Natalia BATRAEVA
Наталья БАТРАЕВА
Natalia BATRAEVA
Russia, 2018, 43mn 
documentary
Donetskaya Vratarnitsa
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Донецкая Вратарница

 

 Portaitissa of Donetsk

 L'Icône de Donetsk

 
Directed by : Natalia BATRAEVA (Наталья БАТРАЕВА)
Writing credits : Natalia BATRAEVA (Наталья БАТРАЕВА)
Cinematography : Natalia BATRAEVA (Наталья БАТРАЕВА)
Produced by : Kirill KHANDIN (Кирилл ХАНДИН)
 

Plot synopsis
They were planting cabbages in the garden when the war began in Donetsk... Superioress Mikhaila and workwoman Yulia suddenly find themselves in the epicenter of the warfare, in the Orthodox monastery located opposite to the Donetsk airport. The main characters talk about their lives under fire, about what has replaced fear and misunderstanding.
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Selected in the following festivals or events :
- War in contemporary Russian cinema, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023
- International Documentary Film Festival "Flahertiana", Perm (Russia), 2019