In Limbo

Alina Maksimenko / Poland / 2024 / Czech Premiere / 70 min.

synopsis

When Russian missiles started flying over their heads, the film director packed a few essentials and left the immediate danger area to visit her aging parents, who live farther inland. But the war soon caught up with her there as well. This documentary diary of the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine brings to life the immediate reactions of ordinary people to the horrors unfolding in their neighbourhood. As the conflict escalates, so does the tension in the home, which is gradually stripped of basic certainties such as electricity and heat. But leaving home is not easy. And who would take care of all those cats and dogs if people leave?

“Stories about families jammed into one house always turn out badly, but these three are even more isolated. There is no one around, people are leaving, and everyday conversations turn into bitter fights all too quickly.”

Quote source: Cineuropa

biography

Alina Maksimenko (1974) is a Ukrainian filmmaker and visual artist whose work is mainly devoted to painting. She studied art both at home in Ukraine and in Poland. Her documentary debut, the short film Ptitsa (2022), received awards at festivals in Ukraine, Brazil and Romania.

more about film

director:	Alina Maksimenko
producer:	Filip Marczewski
script:	Alina Maksimenko
photography:	Alina Maksimenko
editing:	Feliks Mamczur
sound:	Sergiey Chegodayev, Joanna Napieralska
sound design:	Joanna Napieralska
executive producer:	Katarzyna Madaj-Kozłowska
skladatel:	Vladimir Tarasov
production manager:	Michał Nowak