The Earth Is Blue as an Orange

"How much power can art have in wartime?"

Oct 26 2020 N/A 1h 14m
Documentary

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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Plot

To cope with the daily trauma of living in a war-zone, Anna and her children are making a film together about their life in the most surreal surroundings.

Written by

Iryna Tsilyk

Directed by

Iryna Tsilyk

Cast

Danylo Dydenko, Ganna Gladka, Olena Gladka

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Production Countries

Lithuania, Ukraine

Production Companies

Moonmakers, Albatros Communicos

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Awards

19 wins & 17 nominations

Trailers
THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE - Official Trailer
The Earth is Blue as an Orange (2021) | Trailer | Iryna Tsilyk
THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE Official Trailer (2020)
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# of Votes
872
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
78
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