INTERCEPTED

A terrific Ukrainian documentary… an austere and harrowing chronicle of life, death and indifference.” — Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

“A damning piece of documentary filmmaking… INTERCEPTED is an honest depiction of how empathy disappears and malice takes over.” — Murtada Elfadl, The Variety

Ukrainian intelligence services have intercepted thousands of phone calls Russian soldiers made from the battlefield in Ukraine to their families and friends in Russia, painting a stark picture of the cruelty of war in a dizzying emotional tension. Juxtaposed with images of the destruction caused by the invasion and the day-to-day life of the Ukrainian people who resist and rebuild, the voices of the Russian soldiers – ranging from being filled with heroic illusions to complete disappointment and loss of reason, from looting to committing more horrible war crimes, from propaganda to doubt and disillusionment – expose the whole scope of the dehumanizing power of war and imperialist nature of the Russian aggression.