Songs of Slow Burning Earth

Songs of Slow Burning Earth

2024 · 95 min · ★ 7.3 · Documentary, War

Reflective observations of Ukraine in wartime are interwoven with eye-witness accounts to contemplate the ultimate tragedy: the normalization of war.

Directed by Olha Zhurba

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