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“Do you believe the Russian army commits war crimes?” Anastasia #Trofimova asks one of her protagonists. He confidently responds, "No." Throughout the film, I kept hoping that somewhere before the credits rolled, we would see a slide showing crime statistics and explaining the truth about this war. But the director chooses an approach in which she doesn’t question a single fact or word in her film.
- Tetiana #Mala
https://kyivindependent.com/is-russians-at-war-propaganda-we-asked-7-people-in-film-who-saw-it/
The documentary “Russians at War” has sparked controversy since its debut on the festival circuit, with many accusing it of whitewashing Russian soldiers and their crimes in Ukraine. Canadian-Russian director Anastasia Trofimova has defended the film, calling it “anti-war.” After facing backlash, the Toronto International Film Festival pulled screenings of the film, with both the festival and filmmakers citing concerns over potential violence. Toronto police said they were not aware of any ser
Understanding why and how soldiers can commit war crimes — and how the observer can ethically produce work that hears from perpetrators without empathizing with them — has been hotly debated by scholars and analysts since World War II.
That debate has returned to the spotlight thanks to the controversial decision by two renowned international film festivals to screen Russian-Canadian filmmaker Anastasia #Trofimova’s work “Russians at War.”
Opinion | Understanding why and how soldiers can commit war crimes — and how the observer can ethically produce work that hears from perpetrators without empathizing with them — has been hotly debated by scholars and analysts since World War II.
Nice. European film festival screens Russian propaganda.
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