Donbass (film)
| Donbass | |
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| Directed by | Sergei Loznitsa |
| Written by | Sergei Loznitsa |
| Produced by | Heino Deckert |
| Cinematography | Oleg Mutu |
| Edited by | Danielius Kokanauskis |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Countries | France Germany Netherlands Romania Ukraine |
| Languages | Russian Ukrainian |
| Budget | € 2.5 million |
| Box office | $78,133 |
Donbass is a 2018 black comedy war film written and directed by Sergei Loznitsa. It was selected as the opening film in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Loznitsa won the Un Certain Regard award for Best Director, as well as the Silver Pyramid at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival. It was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It was filmed in Kryvyi Rih, 300 km west of separatist-occupied Donetsk. At the 49th International Film Festival of India it received the Main Prize - Golden Peacock for Best Feature Film.