Seven Thousand Souls
A solemn historical documentary memorializing Serbian and Russian soldiers and interned civilians who suffered in Austro-Hungarian camps in present-day Czech lands.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- solemn
- melancholic
- reflective
- historical study
- remembrance viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film investigates the suffering of soldiers and interned civilians in former Austro-Hungarian camps, treating remembrance as its central narrative method.
Interned civilians in camps at Jindřichovice and Broumov are a named focus alongside Serbian and Russian soldiers.
The subject joins Serbian and Russian victims, Austro-Hungarian camps, and present-day Czech locations.
The title and synopsis foreground thousands of souls and their suffering rather than military triumph or battlefield spectacle.
Films like Seven Thousand Souls, and why
They Shall Not Grow Old
historical documentary treatment of wartime suffering, civilian internment, and suppressed memory
The Look of Silence
memorial documentary focused on the human cost of military conflict and historical testimony
Shoah
meditative historical documentary confronting mass suffering and the moral aftermath of war
Movie Details
- Director
- Sanjin Mirić
- Release Date
- 2020-06-20
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Jelena Ćirić
- Lordan Zafranović
- Srđan Jablanović
- Jugoslav Josipović
- Milorad Luković
- Vid Luković
- Natalie Zelinska
Common questions
- What is Seven Thousand Souls about?
- A solemn historical documentary memorializing Serbian and Russian soldiers and interned civilians who suffered in Austro-Hungarian camps in present-day Czech lands.
- What is Seven Thousand Souls like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Seven Thousand Souls as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Seven Thousand Souls violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Seven Thousand Souls as moderate.
- Which films are like Seven Thousand Souls?
- Films with a similar feel include They Shall Not Grow Old, The Look of Silence, and Shoah.
- How long is Seven Thousand Souls?
- Seven Thousand Souls runs 59 minutes.
