Directed by | Oksana Karpovych |
Produced by | Giacomo Nudi and Rocío B. Fuentes |
Intercepted is an 80-minute observational documentary film about the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Its narrative is based on a simple yet shocking juxtaposition of two realities: the reality of Ukrainians who have been suffering and resisting the war violence and the reality of the Russian military, and civilians who have been perpetrating it. We learn about the former through quiet observations of the trail of the war in the cities most affected by it. The latter is built with off-screen voices: conversations of ordinary Russian soldiers in Ukraine who call their friends and relatives in Russia. These heart-to-heart exchanges have been secretly intercepted and then publicly released by the Ukrainian intelligence.
Intercepted is a 2022 Critical Issues Fund grantee.
Berlin International Film Festival | Special Mention, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (2024) |
Special Mention, Amnesty International Film Award (2024) | |
Krakow Film Festival | Winner, FIPRESCI Prize for Best Documentary (2024) |
Winner, Silver Horn prize for Best Film on Social Issues (2024) | |
Galway Film Fleadh | Winner, Best International Documentary (2024) |
Hong Kong International Film Festival | Special Mention, Documentary (2024) |
BAFICI | Winner, SIGNIS Award (2024) |
Winner, Best Direction at BAFICI (2024) |