eng: Old man looks through yellow glasses covered with a blue patch.

Ten years of the three-day war that has lasted for three centuries

The Kyiv Fi­les

director: Walter Stokman
Netherlands202378’
Available in the original language, with English subtitles, Ukrainian dubbing and audio description (settings in the lower right corner of the video player).
Available in the original language, with English subtitles, Ukrainian dubbing and audio description (settings in the lower right corner of the video player).
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In Ukraine, the Soviet KGB archive containing countless files reporting observations, has been made accessible to the public. What happens to you once you find out that the state has been watching you for years? A dissident Ukrainian woman, a Dutch amateur spy and a French tourist betrayed 50 years ago by her ‘lover’, are confronted with their own files in the archive.

The film reveals a time when the paranoia of the Soviet regime penetrated deep into the fibres of individuals’ personal lives, highlighting the impact of paranoia and mistrust. Through their stories we are reminded of the importance of transparency, accountability, and the protection of individual rights in any society.

Director:

Walter Stokman

Producer:

Frank van den Engel

Camera:

Jackó van ‘t Hof

Sound:

Alex Booy

Production:

Zeppers Film

 In this year’s central thematic programme of the 21st Docudays UA, we have tried to combine different areas and dimensions, contemplating the culture of memory in the face of war and the global fragility of the world.