The Hamlet Syndrome
To be or not to be in Ukraine
86 mins
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.
Elwira Niewiera
Director
Elwira Niewiera
Writer
Agata Cierniak
Editor
Matthias Miegel
Producer
Agata Szymańska
Producer
Magdalena Kamińska
Producer
Lena Raith
Production Manager
Robert Thalheim
Producer
Andreas Banz
Producer
Natalia Krasilnikova
Production Manager
Małgorzata Wala
Production Manager
Uwe Bossenz
Sound Mixer
Igor Kłaczyński
Sound Editor
Marcin Lenarczyk
Sound Editor
Andrii Nidzelskyi
Sound Recordist
Jarosław Sadowski
Sound Recordist
Jonathan Schorr
Sound Designer
Andreas Banz
Post-Production Manager
Michał Buczek
Assistant Editor
Kamil Rutkowski
Editorial Staff
Michał Krajewski
Editorial Staff
Paweł Juzwuk
Music Consultant
Natalia Krasilnikova
Researcher
Jan Miserre
Original Music Composer
John Gürtler
Original Music Composer