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Rule of Two Walls

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RULE OF TWO WALLS is an intimate look at the war in Ukraine, as seen through the eyes of Ukrainian artists who remained in their country to make art as a defiant act in the face of aggression. The film presents the invasion of Ukraine as a war of memory, identity and truth. Using live music performance, painting, street art, and the act of filmmaking itself, it aims to illuminate the psychological frontlines of the crisis: how to go to a restaurant or bar amid the near-constant blare of air-raid alarms and missile strikes; how to process, react, and resist, while having to go about the rhythms of daily life. Blurring the lines between what is seen in front of and behind the camera, the film probes what it means to make cinema in a time of war.

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Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) 11/13/2024
It expresses not only the violence but the patriotism and perseverance of these artists in the face of all this devastation. It's really quite a moving film. Go to Full Review Carlos Aguilar Variety 11/04/2024
With the concise, but still singularly haunting Rule of Two Walls, Ukrainian American director David Gutnik has assembled a collection of portraits highlighting the experiences of artists from across the country who’ve found shelter in the city of Lviv. Go to Full Review Christian Zilko IndieWire 10/26/2024
B+
Everyone is smart enough to understand that art won’t actually win the war, but it gives the nation something worth fighting for. And even if things take a turn for the absolute worst, they see the importance of leaving behind artifacts of their cause. Go to Full Review Clara Cuccaro In Review Online 09/07/2024
In a Rule of Two Walls, people come first and the war comes second. Go to Full Review Leslie Combemale AWFJ.org 09/06/2024
5/5
Gutnik does a great job, by showing Ukrainian art and culture and the artists creating it, of showing the world who the Ukrainians are and why they fight. Go to Full Review Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht 09/06/2024
Even better, it’s a Ukraine doc that doesn’t feature Sean Penn or Bernard Henri-Levy wandering around Kyiv and making themselves the center of attention. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Brandon W @RT61504150 11/13/2024 I went to a screening a couple weeks ago and the film blew me away. A confluence of art, survival, and humanity, the film unveils a face of war rarely if ever seen, splicing the inspiring stories of survivors with visceral footage from the front lines and testimonials from the filmmakers themselves. It is a truly unique film that not only explores the theme but is itself a defiant counter punch to the military aggression and efforts to whitewash Ukrainian heritage and culture. See more Read all reviews
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David Gutnik

Director

Yana Mychko

Self

Stepan Burban

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Bob Basset

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Kinder Album

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Bohdana Davydiuk

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Synopsis RULE OF TWO WALLS is an intimate look at the war in Ukraine, as seen through the eyes of Ukrainian artists who remained in their country to make art as a defiant act in the face of aggression. The film presents the invasion of Ukraine as a war of memory, identity and truth. Using live music performance, painting, street art, and the act of filmmaking itself, it aims to illuminate the psychological frontlines of the crisis: how to go to a restaurant or bar amid the near-constant blare of air-raid alarms and missile strikes; how to process, react, and resist, while having to go about the rhythms of daily life. Blurring the lines between what is seen in front of and behind the camera, the film probes what it means to make cinema in a time of war.
Director
David Gutnik
Producer
Olha Bregman, Sam Bisbee, Stacey Reiss
Screenwriter
David Gutnik
Distributor
Monument Releasing
Production Co
Illuminated Content, Park Pictures, 2Brave Productions, Stacey Reiss Productions
Genre
Documentary, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 16, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 17m
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