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IN THE REARVIEW

SKĄD DOKĄD

By Maciek HAMELA

SO FILMS - as DISTR Theatrical, Airline, POLAND / PROD / PROMO

Documentary - Completed 2023

A small van traverses war-torn roads, picking up Ukrainians as they abandon their homes at the front. Shuttling them across the battered landscape into exile, the van becomes a fragile refuge, a zone for its passengers' confidences.

- Year of production
- 2023
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- POLAND, FRANCE, UKRAINE
- Languages
- UKRANIAN, RUSSIAN, POLISH, FRENCH, ENGLISH
- Duration
- 84 mn
- Director(s)
- Maciek HAMELA
- Producer(s)
- Piotr GRAWENDER (AFFINITY CINE), Maciek HAMELA (PEMPLUM)
- Synopsis
- In the Rearview is an authentic, intimate observation of war as it unfolds, following multiple generations of Ukrainian civilians as they abruptly abandon their homes and rely on the help of director Maciek Hamela’s volunteer aid van to escape the life-threatening conflict. As he steers through minefields to leave Ukraine and tries to get through numerous military checkpoints, Hamela offers us a seat in his car, guiding the documentary from behind the wheel and behind the camera, crisscrossing the roads of Ukraine to transport uprooted refugees safely to Poland. The van traverses tens of thousands of kilometers and serves as a waiting room, hospital, shelter, and zone for confidences and confessions among compatriots thrown together by chance. In the Rearview is a collective portrait composed of an array of experiences of Ukrainians who share a single goal: finding a safe haven in the throes of conflict. With temporary asylum granted to all passengers, their differences in gender, age, skin tone, physical condition, origin, identity, worldviews and faith become irrelevant. While the war itself remains in the backdrop, its reflection and impact are evident and raw.