Magda Szpecht | She stands in the Middle of the Battlefield

An impressive interrogation of war, ethics, responsibility and gender at the intersection of theater, journalism and investigative practice.

Why does an artist decide to become a soldier? Polish director Magda Szpecht accompanies a Ukrainian theater maker who returns from exile and goes to war as a soldier. Based on letters, voice messages, chats, videos and research material, she creates a multi-layered portrait of her everyday life at the front. Without heroization, Szpecht shows a concrete, personal experience of war - with its
Szpecht shows a concrete, personal experience of war - with its contradictions and ambivalences - and asks what it means not only to represent one's own values, but to defend them under extreme conditions.

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Why does an artist decide to become a soldier? Polish director Magda Szpecht follows a Ukrainian theater-maker as she becomes a soldier. Based on letters, voice messages, chats and videos, the work shows a concrete, often painful, personal experience between contradiction, conviction and exhaustion.