The Shadows
The shadows is about homelessness, but not about hopelessness.The difference between them it’s just one letter.But at the same time it’s an abyss.This story began three years ago as an observation of the photographer Sasha Chekmenyov during his work with the homeless.It was supposed to be a film about another world that we wish to ignore.
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The shadows is about homelessness, but not about hopelessness. The difference between them it’s just one letter. But at the same time it’s an abyss. This story began three years ago as an observation of the photographer Sasha Chekmenyov during his work with the homeless. It was supposed to be a film about another world that we wish to ignore.
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- Release date
- May 15, 2023
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
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- Language
- Russian, Ukrainian
- Country
- Lithuania, Ukraine
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