# Donbass (2018)

> A viciously comic mosaic of propaganda, violence, and civic collapse in wartime eastern Ukraine.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/359851

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Sergei Loznitsa
- Cast: Tamara Yatsenko, Iryna Zayarmiuk, Hryhoriy Masliuk, Olesia Zhurakivska, Liudmyla Smorodina, Boris Kamorzin, Mikhail Voloshin, Yevhen Chepurniak
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8282042/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: angry, sardonic, grotesque, political cinema night, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A darkly humorous exploration of propaganda's grip on society during wartime.

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