Mariupolis

Mariupolis (2016)

Portrait poétique de Marioupol, en Ukraine, une ville qui tirait sa richesse de son aciérie et des mines de charbon, mais qui a été rattrapée par le conflit entre les séparatistes prorusses et le gouvernement ukrainien. Malgré la menace, la vie s'y poursuit avec ses joies, ses amours et ses peines...

Date de sortie
2016-04-08
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (14)
Durée
1 h 36 min
Genres
Documentaire
Réalisateur
Mantas Kvedaravičius
Collection
Mariupolis Collection

Anecdotes

  • Tourné à : Marioupol

Mariupolis is a 2016 feature-length documentary by Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravičius. The film was shot in the autumn of 2015 in Mariupol and aimed to portray what has been described as "the testimonies of Ukrainians, captured on film and mobile phone cameras, and[...]images of despair and anxiety, destroyed settlements and lives that prove that the war has been going on since 2014."

Production

Not originally intended to be a standalone documentary, Kvedaravičius had originally traveled to Odesa and Mariupol to develop a script for a different feature film. During his travels, Kvedaravičius became intrigued by the atmosphere present in Mariupol, ultimately shifting his focus to capturing the city's daily routines before it was permanently altered.

Wary of the threat that Russia posed to the city, the film crew spent two weeks preparing for shooting. Subsequently, they shot for one month until May 9 when the city was rumored to be attacked, noted also as the day for traditional Ukrainian Victory Day festivities. This rumor proved false and multiple reshoots occurred in the following weeks. Despite this, most of the footage was filmed in that month.

The film was largely edited by Dounia Sichov in Paris and Vilnius and focused on a non-linear structure for the film, aiming to reflect life in Mariupol, where the threat of war is constant and life is unpredictable. The sound design, headed by Artūras Pugačiauskas, omitted a traditional musical score purposefully in an effort to rely on ambient city sounds.

The film was also a multi-national co-production involving Studio Uljana Kim (Lithuania), Twenty Twenty Vision (Germany), Rouge International (France), and 435 Films (Ukraine) and receiving support from the Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC) and Eurimages.

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