School Number 3
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School Number 3

9.5 / 10 2017 1h 56mNR Ukrainian
Documentary

Storyline

In the familiar surroundings of their everyday lives, they talk about things that matter to them, about experiences that move them, about first love and loss, hopes and fears. 13 adolescents from a school in Donbass which was destroyed during the war in Ukraine, and subsequently rebuilt, share themselves in front of the camera. 13 lives inhabiting an intermediary space, both emotionally and socially.

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Georg Genoux's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. School Number 3 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker