SUMMERWAR (SOMMERKRIEG)

78 min

US PREMIERE | Ukraine has been at war with Russia since 2014. In response, its ultranationalists have organized paramilitary summer camps to prepare children to one day take up arms to defend their homeland. This film follows two campers over a session as uber-patriotic teen Jasmin revels in the military-style maneuvers and gun training, while younger Jassip is much less enthusiastic about becoming a soldier. The result is a quietly chilling chronicle of the insidious nature of nationalist indoctrination.

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Director: Moritz Schulz

Executive Producer: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Producer: Louis Wick, Nils Gustenhofen

Writer: Tetiana Trofusha

Cinematographer: Christoph Bockisch

Editor: Wolfgang Purkhauser

Music: Hannes Bieber

Language: Russian

Country: Germany

Year: 2019

Education

International

Politics

US Premiere

War and Conflict

Women and Girls

Youth

SUMMERWAR (SOMMERKRIEG)

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