Donbass. Peaceful Life. Home On The Edge Of War

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Release Date

9/29/2026

Runtime

36 mins

Overview

The film follows an elderly man who chose not to leave his village in the Zaporizhzhia region, finding himself caught in war both in 2014 and again in 2022. He tends his family's graves, grows potatoes in his large garden, and somehow manages to fetch water. Long accustomed to shelling and life without electricity, he accepts it with quiet philosophy, observing that humanity lived without electric light for thousands of years. Members of the BARS volunteer combat unit help him extinguish fires caused by shelling. His only constant companion is the Gospel. His reflections on life, eternity, and peace are deeply personal, shaped by years of hardship. A person who carries peace within can create an island of peace even amid the inferno of war.

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Budget

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A quietly powerful portrait of an elderly man maintaining his humanity and faith while living through war, the film observes how ordinary acts of tending graves and growing food become radical acts of peace and persistence. It is meditative but never passive, anchored in the stubborn dignity of someone who has chosen to stay.

Mood

MelancholicContemplativeDefiant

Themes

SurvivalFaithIsolationGrief

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Documentary-likeNaturalistic

Structure

Single location

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Graphic violence

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