Thank you! It is very interesting to hear from Mstyslav Chernov.
It is a remarkable film and benefits from its simplicity and directness. It is a necessary unblinking insight into what siege warfare is like for the civilians who get targeted in the name of some bigger political claim.
As a UK based director/producer who has made feature documentaries in war zones myself, I was in great admiration for Mstyslav Chernov's determination, courage, and humanity.
The problem is that people risk their lives to make these documentaries and even if everyone in the world were to see them, it would only make the violence and death less shocking over time. I remember working in emergency in a hospital and after a while you get accustomed to tragedy every day. Almost every day there is killing, in wars around the world, and in towns around our nation. We should not become accustomed to this; we must prevent it from happening in the first place. It means preventing conflict on a daily basis, breaking down fear and hatred wherever it raises its ugly head. Attack not the person but dissolve the fear and hatred within them. The only way to change a person, a country, the world is from within. I hope that films like this will change things, but because it does not offer a clear solution to the problem, but shows the reality of it, the same problem will happen again and again and again, until we either become indifferent to the problem or we as the human race cease to exist.
Thank you! It is very interesting to hear from Mstyslav Chernov.
It is a remarkable film and benefits from its simplicity and directness. It is a necessary unblinking insight into what siege warfare is like for the civilians who get targeted in the name of some bigger political claim.
As a UK based director/producer who has made feature documentaries in war zones myself, I was in great admiration for Mstyslav Chernov's determination, courage, and humanity.
I hope it wins at BAFTA and at the Oscars.
Awesome interview Ted. And deep gratitude to Mstylav for risking his life to create such an important work.
Best film about war ever made. Utterly guttering, but also a masterpiece.
The problem is that people risk their lives to make these documentaries and even if everyone in the world were to see them, it would only make the violence and death less shocking over time. I remember working in emergency in a hospital and after a while you get accustomed to tragedy every day. Almost every day there is killing, in wars around the world, and in towns around our nation. We should not become accustomed to this; we must prevent it from happening in the first place. It means preventing conflict on a daily basis, breaking down fear and hatred wherever it raises its ugly head. Attack not the person but dissolve the fear and hatred within them. The only way to change a person, a country, the world is from within. I hope that films like this will change things, but because it does not offer a clear solution to the problem, but shows the reality of it, the same problem will happen again and again and again, until we either become indifferent to the problem or we as the human race cease to exist.