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201951 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

His Bastille

201951 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Ten minutes is the length of time a father in Donetsk can no longer remember, as armed conflict erases his memories and connection to family.

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Valeria Treshchova

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Ten minutes is the length of time a father in Donetsk can no longer remember, as armed conflict erases his memories and connection to family.

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Valeria Treshchovadirector

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Donetsk is home to a father who began losing his memory as armed hostilities escalated. Years pass without seeing his family. When his child returns after a year, conversations try to revive lost memories through music, books, and stories. Artillery fire echoes in the distance. The father can no longer recall the last ten minutes of his life, a loss of memory that reduces his world to a few essential moments. The struggle with declining memory unfolds amid the turmoil of conflict.

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