Chronos - Fluss der Zeit (2026)
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A documentary filmmaker retraces places that have shaped his work since the 1970s, observing lives amid historical and present-day upheavals.
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Documentary filmmaker Volker Koepp travels through Sarmatia, a historically and culturally complex region between the Baltic and Black Seas, returning to places that have recurred in his work since the 1970s. The route includes western Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, and Lithuania. Through observations of everyday life and individual biographies, the film considers how the region’s communities have been shaped by the history of political violence in the 20th century and by upheavals in the present, including the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In Chronos – River of Time, documentary filmmaker Volker Koepp follows a route through places that have recurred in his work since the 1970s. The starting point is the region of Sarmatia—a historically and culturally complex area between the Baltic and Black Seas. The film travels, among other places, to western Ukraine (Chernivtsi/Czernowitz), the Republic of Moldova (Chișinău/Kishinev), and Lithuania (Kaunas). At its center are observations of everyday life and biographies shaped by the history of political violence in the 20th century as well as by current upheavals, including the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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