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202065 minGdocumentary

Idyll

202065 minGdocumentary

A former soldier grapples with his past experiences in combat while seeking peace and purpose near a monastery after returning from war.

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Tatyana Lushnikova

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A former soldier grapples with his past experiences in combat while seeking peace and purpose near a monastery after returning from war.

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Tatyana Lushnikovadirector

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A former soldier reflects on his life after war. He cannot return to the battlefield, yet his feelings for combat linger. Living near a monastery, he seeks a new beginning. The film captures his struggle to find peace and purpose outside of the violence he once craved. It runs for 65 minutes and was released in 2020.

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