The film Broken Ties, by independent Russian filmmaker Andrei Loshak, is an unflinching portrayal of families divided by war. It features seven different pairings, whose members speak periodically with Loshak, one-to-one, to explain their points of view. Their conversations extend over the war's first three months, during which time their opinions evidence no change. The film makes no attempt at dialogue -- on the contrary, it is a testimony to the absence of dialogue amidst an unfolding war, and an unsentimental diagnosis of the sickness of a society in which official propaganda proves stronger than even the most intimate family ties.
Unfortunately the movie Broken Ties is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Andrey Loshak | Director |
Writing | Andrey Loshak | Screenplay |
Production | Alexandr Scotch | Producer |
Production | Anna Scotch | Producer |
Production | Kenan Aliev | Producer |
Production | Alina Rudnitskaya | Producer |
Production | Natalya Arshavskaya | Producer |
Production | Polina Starik | Executive Producer |
Camera | Alexandr Marchenko | Camera Operator |
Camera | Dmitriy Kubasov | Camera Operator |
Camera | Fedor Gerlein | Camera Operator |
Camera | Igor Tsvetkov | Camera Operator |
Camera | Evgeny Sinelnikov | Camera Operator |
Camera | Yury Savran | Camera Operator |
Camera | Anton Belyaev | Camera Operator |
Camera | Andrey Kurochkin | Camera Operator |
Editing | Cherny Lukich | Editor |
Sound | Karina Kazaryan | Music |