This is one of these true-life fly on the wall documentaries that really does hit home. It centre...
The Earth Is Blue as an Orange
Single mother Anna and her four children live in the front-line war zone of Donbas, Ukraine. While the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, the family is managing to keep their home a safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, motivating them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises the question of what kind of power the magical world of cinema could have during times of disaster. How to picture war through fiction? For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.
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The Earth Is Blue as an Orange
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 26, 2020
Runtime
1h 14m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
73%
Original Title
Земля блакитна, ніби апельсин
Production Companies
Moonmakers, Albatros Communicos
Director
Iryna Tsilyk
Description
Single mother Anna and her four children live in the front-line war zone of Donbas, Ukraine. While the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, the family is managing to keep their home a safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, motivating them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises the question of what kind of power the magical world of cinema could have during times of disaster. How to picture war through fiction? For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.