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Iron

Iron

Dzelzs
Vitaly Mansky
Latvia, Czech Republic, Ukraine
2024
40 min
World Premiere
IDFA Competition for Short Documentary
Synopsis

As armed conflict flares up at the edges of Europe, the commemoration of the Second World War is used to prepare people for renewed conflict. In Azerbaijan, the recent expulsion of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh is presented as a national success. And in Russia, with much flag-waving, bombastic language and tank parades, the invasion of Ukraine is equated with the victory over fascism in 1945.

Meanwhile, the Polish army displays its latest acquisitions, and the residents of Kyiv—between air-raid sirens—view the destroyed tanks that their own army has captured from the Russians. It’s only in Berlin that the public pays little attention to the Soviet memorial in Tiergarten Park, close to the once-defeated Reichstag, and dances as if there’s no tomorrow at an open-air techno party.

Filmmaker Vitaly Mansky was born in Ukraine, made critical documentaries in Russia in the 1990s and lives in Latvia due to his political stance since 2014. By showing how war commemorations vary across Europe, without commentary, he exposes a fundamental and potentially dangerous difference in mentality.

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Credits
40 min
color
DCP
Spoken languages: Polish, Azerbaijani, Russian, Ukrainian
Director
    Vitaly Mansky
    Vitaly Mansky
Production
    Natalia Manskaia for VERTOV
    Natalia Manskaia for VERTOV
Co-production
    Vít Klusák,
    Tereza Horská,
    Filip Remunda,
    Nataliia Khazan for Braha production company, llc.
    Vít Klusák,
    Tereza Horská,
    Filip Remunda,
    Nataliia Khazan for Braha production company, llc.
Cinematography
    Valdis Celmins,
    Vitaly Mansky,
    Matvey Troshinkin,
    Ivan Fomichenko
    Valdis Celmins,
    Vitaly Mansky,
    Matvey Troshinkin,
    Ivan Fomichenko
Editing
    Matvey Troshinkin
    Matvey Troshinkin
Sound Design
    Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis
    Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis
Screenplay
    Vitaly Mansky
    Vitaly Mansky
World Sales
    VERTOV
    VERTOV
Screening copy
    VERTOV
    VERTOV

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