"The Terrific Ukrainian documentary is an austere and harrowing chronicle of life, death and indifference" - New York Times

"A damning piece of documentary filmmaking" - Variety

"A formally audacious chronicle that used audio-visual disconnect to make us fill in the blanks" - Indiewire

Intercepted delves into the motivations of those who wage war in a foreign land by presenting two parallel worlds. Through a series of unhurried shots, the film captures the devastation in Ukrainian villages, towns, homes, and motorways following their liberation from Russian occupation. Yet, it doesn’t solely focus on destruction; it also highlights the slow revival of the landscape, offering glimpses of hope amidst the horror.

The film contrasts these quiet, everyday scenes with a chilling soundtrack: intercepted phone conversations from 2022, recorded by the Ukrainian Secret Service, between Russian soldiers in the trenches and their families back home. These exchanges expose confessions of atrocities—rape, looting, and the torture of civilians and prisoners of war—while the responses from their families, mostly women, reveal a disturbing mix of chauvinism, hatred, and propaganda.

In Intercepted, director Oksana Karpovych masterfully brings sound and image into a tense confrontation, creating a cinematic space where both elements seem to gaze at each other in stunned silence. The result is a powerful meditation on the impact of war and the enduring resilience of life.

Special screening in LAB-1 at 24 nov