Strichka Chasu (Timestamp). 2025. Ukraine/Luxembourg/Netherlands/France. Directed by Kateryna Gornostai. DCP courtesy KimStim. In Ukranian; English subtitles. 125 min.
The three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have found humanity at its bravest and basest alike, conflicting energies given full display in Timestamp. A school day proceeds apace until air sirens send young children into an underground shelter. Just 18 kilometers from the front, others walk amidst classrooms turned to rubble. Adolescents train in a “patriotic military game” treated with seriousness that belies any sense of play. A combat vet bluntly informs a packed classroom that the front lines brought “nothing good.” Danger hovers over every moment of Timestamp—every expression of love, anger, friendship, and freedom. In this patchwork approach to a conflict no single film could sufficiently capture, director Kateryna Gornostai has achieved something grand, cutting through the noise and partisanship to put us in the shoes of a brave, battered populace. A New Directors/New Films 2025 selection.
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