The Hamlet Syndrome

The Hamlet Syndrome

86 mins | Documentary | Aug. 3, 2022

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.

The Hamlet Syndrome

86 mins | Documentary | Aug. 3, 2022

The Hamlet Syndrome
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.
Producers Südwestrundfunk, Canal+ Polska, Südwestfunk (SWF), Balapolis, Chicken And Egg Pictures, Kundschafter Filmproduktion
Original title Das Hamlet-Syndrom
Directors Piotr Rosołowski, Elwira Niewiera
Writers Piotr Rosołowski, Elwira Niewiera