Screening of the Documentary “Invasion” (Sergei Loznitsa, 2024) and Discussion with the Director

“Invasion” is a documentary epic by Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa about two years of full-scale war. The film was released ten years after the Cannes premiere of Maidan — another non-fiction work by the director capturing key events in modern Ukrainian history.

Two years ago, the Cannes Film Festival — like the whole of Europe — was deeply shaken by the outbreak of war. It seemed almost impossible to think or talk about anything else. Today, the situation has changed drastically. The war and its political context are not forgotten, but they are rarely mentioned. The art world has largely returned to more comfortable themes. Sergei Loznitsa — a recognized master of uncomfortable cinema — brought Invasion to Cannes to remind Europe of the brutal war still raging. Or, as he said in a brief introduction before the premiere, “to share the pain.”