Turn in the Wound
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| Directed by | Abel Ferrara |
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| Starring | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Narrated by | Patti Smith |
| Cinematography | Sean Price Williams
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| Edited by | Leonardo Daniel Bianchi |
| Music by | Patti Smith |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
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Turn in the Wound is a 2024 documentary film directed by Abel Ferrara. It is a film about performance, poetry, music and the experience of people at war, focusing on life in Kyiv since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][2]
An international co-production among British, German, Italian and American production companies, the film was selected in the Berlinale Special at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 16 February 2024.[3] The film was also nominated for the Berlinale Documentary Film Award.[4]
Content
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This film explores how art, music and poetry express the feelings of people who are caught in war. It examines how they cope with the endless pain and violence that remind them of their history, and how they pursue their dreams of liberation from tyranny and war. The film features Patti Smith's voice, reading poems by Antonin Artaud, René Daumal and Arthur Rimbaud, along with the testimonies of fighters and civilians in Ukraine's war zones and the words of its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Cast
[edit]Release
[edit]Turn in the Wound premiered on 16 February 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, in Berlinale Special.[3][5][6]
Reception
[edit]Siddhant Adlakha writing in Variety said, "That Ferrara doesn’t shy away from capturing pitfalls suggests a larger and more overarching view of conflict — political and military; ethical and aesthetic — which Turn in the Wound attempts to fold into its purview." Adlakha continued, "It doesn’t always succeed, given the breadth of the topics at hand, but it does occasionally distill them into moments that prove either gut-churning or powerfully introspective."[7]
Leslie Felperin reviewing the film for The Hollywood Reporter termed it as "A watchably odd entry in the Ukraine doc subgenre;" and opined, "I’m not sure what [Smith] and Ferrara have contributed with this film to the Ukrainian cause, but it’s watchable at least."[8]
Accolades
[edit]| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| Berlin International Film Festival | 25 February 2024 | Berlinale Documentary Film Award | Turn in the Wound | Nominated | [4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Turn in the Wound". British Council. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Turn in the Wound: Großbritannien Deutschland USA Italien 2023/2024 Dokumentarfilm" [Turn in the Wound: Great Britain Germany USA Italy 2023/2024 Documentary]. filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b Abbatescianni, Davide (16 January 2024). "Berlin announces a raft of new titles for its Berlinale Special and Shorts". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Berlinale Documentary Award and Jury". Berlinale. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Dalton, Ben (15 January 2024). "Berlinale adds Korean action film 'The Roundup: Punishment', 'Love Lies Bleeding' with Kristen Stewart to Special strand". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Turn in the Wound". Berlinale. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Siddhant Adlakha (16 February 2024). "'Turn in the Wound' Review: Abel Ferrara Interweaves Poetry and War in Mostly Successful Digital Doc". Variety. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Leslie Felperin (16 February 2024). "'Turn in the Wound' Review: Abel Ferrara Interweaves Ukraine Footage With Coverage of Patti Smith in a Sincere Documentary". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Turn in the Wound at IMDb
- Turn in the Wound at Rotten Tomatoes
- Turn in the Wound at Berlinale
