Ukraine / Germany 2023, 84 min, English, Russian, Dutch and Ukrainian, Hebrew & English subtitles
The crime scene in eastern Ukraine stretches over 12 square kilometers of sunflower fields dotted with coal mines. In July 2014, Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 crashed here while en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 298 passengers and crew members. At the time, the area had already been a battleground between Russia and Ukraine, and Russian Buk missile batteries had been deployed there—but Putin’s government denied any involvement, and despite mounting evidence, the West hesitated to point fingers or demand punishment. Was this a turning point in history? The moment when lies and threats of violence supplanted the truth in broad daylight? Filmmaker Roman Liubyi weaves an in-depth investigation, testimonies, interviews, and rare footage into a disturbing cinematic piece.
Previous Festivals: Sundance, Berlinale, Thessaloniki Doc
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Production: ANDRII KOTLIAR, VOLODYMYR TYKHYY, DAVID ARMATI LECHNER, ISABELLE BERTOLONE, TRINI GÖTZE
Production Company: Babylon13, Trima Film
Script: Roman Liubyi, Mila Zhluktenko
Editing: Mila Zhluktenko, Roman Liubyi
Cinematography: Andrii Kotliar
Sound Design: Andrii Rohachov
Music: Anton Baibakov, Oleksandra Morozova
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