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The Ukraine War and Lost Youth in Mariinka (2026)

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Oct 28, 2026

Unlike other documentaries set around the war in Ukraine, Mariinka (dir. Pieter-Jan De Pue, 2026) is less interested in demonstrating any nation’s wrongdoings or extreme devastation and more in the ramifications for individuals’ and families’ psyches over time. What happens to families torn apart, and youths no longer living? Shot across ten years, orig…

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