Holy Warriors
(30 minutes) Russia
Director: Marianna Yarovskaya
Description:
Holy Warriors is a film about five former Russian soldiers who fought in wars from Afghanistan to Chechnya and found spirituality as a result. The film chronicles the spiritual upheaval brought about by war on those involved, offering profound insight into the resilience of the human spirit during trying times. It demonstrates the traumatic effect of enlisting unwilling soldiers in wartime, while raising the pertinent question of the links between war and religion, through these direct manifestations of fear and hate, love and faith in modern-day society. "There are no atheists in a foxhole," as one of the characters puts it.
Biography:
In 1998 Yarovskaya directed UNDESIRABLES, which won a Student Academy Award (Student Oscar) and screened at Cannes. Since 2000 she has worked for NASA, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, History Channel, and Greenpeace as Producer and Senior Editor. In 2006 She was Head of Research on AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH which won an Academy Award.
Contact information:
Marianna Yarovskaya
1112 7th Street, Apt. 1201
Santa Monica, CA 90403
E-mail: marianna@re-voir.com
Web site: www.mayfilms.com |
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