Traces
Traces shines a light on Ukrainian women who, after surviving conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and torture during Russia’s war, refuse to remain silent.
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Against the backdrop of war in Ukraine, filmmakers Max and Maryna try to hold on to their relationship as everyday life slowly falls apart around them.
Struggling with a midlife crisis, Max becomes obsessed with restoring an old car, turning the painstaking process of repair into a refuge from uncertainty. In an attempt to stay close to him, Maryna picks up a camera and begins filming him. Gradually, the act of filming itself becomes their way of communicating — a fragile language of love, care, and silent confrontation.
When the full-scale war forces Maryna to leave the country, the camera continues to mediate their relationship across borders, missile attacks, and blackouts. Through absence and separation, the film becomes an intimate chronicle of two people trying to preserve connection in a world transformed by war.
Oleksandra Kravchenko, Florent Coulon
Maryna Nikolcheva
Kateryna Herasymchuk
Matthieu Grosmaire, Maryna Nikolcheva
Moon Man, VraiVrai Films
Moon Man, [email protected]
Traces shines a light on Ukrainian women who, after surviving conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and torture during Russia’s war, refuse to remain silent.
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