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* {{interlanguage link|Maksym Nakonechnyi|uk|Наконечний Максим Васильович}} |
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'''''This Rain Will Never Stop''''' ({{ |
'''''This Rain Will Never Stop''''' ({{langx|uk|Цей дощ ніколи не скінчиться}}<!--do not italicize non-Roman script-->) is a [[documentary]] film by Ukrainian director [[Alina Gorlova]] with cinematography by Vyacheslav Tsvetkov. It is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]]-[[Latvia]]n-[[Germany|German]]-[[Qatar]]i production, produced by {{interlanguage link|Maksym Nakonechnyi|uk|Наконечний Максим Васильович}} for Tabor Production. The film follows a [[Kurds in Ukraine|Kurdish-Ukrainian]] [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]] worker who delivers aid in the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] and tries to help reconnect with his family which had scattered from the [[Syrian Civil War]]. |
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The film is known for its powerful story, rich black-and-white cinematography, and [[German Expressionism (cinema)|expressionist]] [[art house film|art house]] style. It |
The film is known for its powerful story, rich [[Black and white|black-and-white]] cinematography, and [[German Expressionism (cinema)|expressionist]] [[art house film|art house]] style. It was recognized at the 2020 [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]] winning the IDFA Award for Best First Appearance and has won the grand prize at several other international film festivals. It has been scheduled for commercial release in spring 2022. |
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The film is divided into 11 sections that are notated with the numbers 0 thru 9 and back to 0 in [[Arabic]]. This method was used to show the cycles of "war, peace, destroying, rebuilding, life and death".<ref>{{cite web |title=This Rain Will Never Stop - Documentary Selection 2021 |url=https://europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/film/this-rain-will-never-stop.19551 |website=European Film Awards |access-date=3 March 2022 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120195538/https://europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/film/this-rain-will-never-stop.19551 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
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==Synopsis== |
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| ⚫ | The film introduces the [[Donbas region]] through aerial shots and alternating scenes of military and civilian activities. |
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| ⚫ | The film introduces the [[Donbas region]] of southeastern [[Ukraine]] through aerial shots and alternating scenes of military and civilian activities. Among the crowd scenes, it gradually focuses on 20-year-old [[Kurds in Ukraine|Kurdish-Ukrainian]] Andriy Suleyman, student worker for the [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]].<ref name="EuropeanFilmAwards" /> At a celebration honoring the organization's work in Ukraine, Suleyman shares his personal story on how he came to work for the organization.<ref name="Pillet2021" /> Having just completed elementary school, his family fled their home in [[Syria]] during the [[Syrian Civil War]]<ref name="Stojiljkovic" /> to resettle in [[Lysychansk]], [[Luhansk region]], Ukraine, the hometown of his mother. With the eruption of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]], Suleyman again found himself in a war zone and set aside his personal ambitions to help deliver humanitarian aid.<ref name="Abbatescianni2020" /><ref name="Kiang2020" /> |
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| ⚫ | The film runs the storyline of Suleyman's family and his humanitarian work on the ground in parallel to each other. While in [[Germany]] for his brother's wedding, his parents urge him to seize the opportunity to migrate to the stability of [[Western Europe]], but his personality forces him to continue his humanitarian work for those most in need.<ref name="Stojiljkovic" /><ref name="FIFDH" /> Suleyman has a heartfelt meeting with the family of his uncle Koshnhav who treats wounded people in [[Iraqi Kurdistan]], and Suleyman tries to cross the border into [[Syria]] but is prevented by the war.<ref name="KoniienkoReview" /><ref name="Innisbruck" /> After the unexpected death of his father Lazgin, Suleyman tries to honour his wishes by bringing his body to Syria for burial but again faces obstacles.<ref name="VerzioFF" /><!--Verzio is also used for names--><ref name="GoEast" /> If he crosses into Syria, there is a likelihood that he will be conscripted and forced to fight.<ref name="Cunningham2020" /> |
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==Development== |
==Development== |
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Director Alina Gorlova planned to film <!--a short documentary--> in the disputed territory of |
Director [[Alina Gorlova]] planned to film <!--a short documentary--> in the disputed territory of Donbas as it came to notice globally in March 2014 due to the [[Russo-Ukrainian War|conflict between Russia and Ukraine]]. A friend introduced her to Andriy Suleyman, who had escaped one war to find himself in another.<ref name="Aftab2020"/> After some consideration, she realized that Suleyman's perspective was even better than a Donbas native's, which she had originally sought.<ref name="Empr" /> She was interested in how each of Suleyman's homelands were at war and that he had chosen to work with the Red Cross, as if "trapped by war". She also felt that the "cold and shy" nature of Suleyman worked for the film, causing audiences to focus on his surroundings.<ref name="Aftab2020"/> |
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Originally envisioned as a short, character-driven documentary, Gorlova realized during filming that it could be greatly expanded to convey a broad message about war beyond the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine. While living among the people of the war-torn region, she also sought to convey the empathy she felt for them.<ref name="Abbatescianni2021" /> After talks with [[DocuDays UA]] International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Gorlova developed the project into a full feature.{{efn|Gorlova's previous feature film, |
Originally envisioned as a short, character-driven [[Documentary film|documentary]], Gorlova realized during filming that it could be greatly expanded to convey a broad message about war beyond the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine. While living among the people of the war-torn region, she also sought to convey the empathy she felt for them.<ref name="Abbatescianni2021" /> After talks with [[DocuDays UA]] International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Gorlova developed the project into a full feature.{{efn|Gorlova's previous feature film, ''[[No Obvious Signs]]'', received the grand prize and three other awards at DocuDays UA 2018.<ref name="Aftab2020" /><ref name="Mariner2020" />}}<ref name="KoniienkoFlorence" /> |
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Periods of filming followed Suleyman on humanitarian missions and visits to family members in Germany and Kurdish Iraq.<ref name="Aftab2020"/><ref name="KoniienkoFlorence" /> Gorlova kept the narrative politically neutral, believing that this followed naturally from the neutrality of the Red Cross and wishing to avoid a judgemental tone while exploring the desires of people living in war zones.<ref name="Aftab2020"/> |
Periods of filming followed Suleyman on humanitarian missions and visits to family members in Germany and [[Iraqi Kurdistan|Kurdish Iraq]].<ref name="Aftab2020"/><ref name="KoniienkoFlorence" /> Gorlova kept the narrative politically neutral, believing that this followed naturally from the neutrality of the Red Cross and wishing to avoid a judgemental tone while exploring the desires of people living in war zones.<ref name="Aftab2020"/> |
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The film was developed under the working title ''Between Two Wars''.<ref name="Cineuropa" /><ref name="EWAaward" /> The name changed several times during filming, as the family's story unfolded.<ref name="Empr" /> Its release title, ''This Rain Will Never Stop'', refers to the rains which flooded an international bridge, damming it with garbage and submerging it, which blocked Suleyman from crossing into Syria to visit family. This alludes to the needless obstacles individuals face from the overwhelming detritus of war.<ref name="Kiang2020"/> |
The film was developed under the working title ''Between Two Wars''.<ref name="Cineuropa" /><ref name="EWAaward" /> The name changed several times during filming, as the family's story unfolded.<ref name="Empr" /> Its release title, ''This Rain Will Never Stop'', refers to the rains which flooded an international bridge, damming it with garbage and submerging it, which blocked Suleyman from crossing into Syria to visit family. This alludes to the needless obstacles individuals face from the overwhelming detritus of war.<ref name="Kiang2020"/> |
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==Production== |
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The film is a Ukrainian-Latvian-German-Qatari co-production. It received |
The film is a Ukrainian-Latvian-German- Dutch (IFFA)-Qatari co-production. It received ₴2.2 million of its ₴6.5 million budget from the State Cinema of Ukraine, with additional funding from the Latvian Film Centre, the IDFA Bertha Fund and the [[Doha Film Institute]].<ref name="Detector2021" /><ref name="KoniienkoFlorence" /> Production was by Maksym Nakonechnyi for Tabor Production (Ukraine), co-produced by Ilona Bičevska for Avantis Promo (Latvia) and Patrick Hamm for Bulldog Agenda (Germany).<ref name="Abbatescianni2020" /><ref name="AbbatescianniSquare" /> |
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{{ quote box | width = 25em | align = right | quote = I like to work with the viewer's subconscious, and that's why I was trying to create several symbols like a bridge, like water, fire, also I was working with black and white, which means opposite sides, like war and peace, life and death. | source = Alina Gorlova<ref name="Cunningham2020" /> }} |
{{ quote box | width = 25em | align = right | quote = I like to work with the viewer's subconscious, and that's why I was trying to create several symbols like a bridge, like water, fire, also I was working with black and white, which means opposite sides, like war and peace, life and death. | source = Alina Gorlova<ref name="Cunningham2020" /> }} |
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The most difficult technical and ethical scene was Lazgin's funeral, which Gorlova filmed with a Syrian camera crew, without the aid of Tsvietkov or direct sound. She had convinced Suleyman family elder Mezgin to allow the filming as a way of bringing the family together, since they were unable to physically reunite.<ref name="MaiorinoInterview" /><ref name="Cunningham2020" /> |
The most difficult technical and ethical scene was Lazgin's funeral, which Gorlova filmed with a Syrian camera crew, without the aid of Tsvietkov or direct sound. She had convinced Suleyman family elder Mezgin to allow the filming as a way of bringing the family together, since they were unable to physically reunite.<ref name="MaiorinoInterview" /><ref name="Cunningham2020" /> |
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The score was composed by Goran Gora (instrumentals) and Serge Synthkey (electronic), with sound design by Vasyl Yavtushenko.<ref name="Abbatescianni2020" /><ref name="MaiorinoInterview" /> Editing is by Simon Mozgovyi and Olha Zhurba.<ref name="Stojiljkovic" /> The film's dialog is in Ukrainian, Kurdish, Russian, Arabic and German.<ref name="Bertha" /> |
The score was composed by Goran Gora (instrumentals) and Serge Synthkey (electronic), with sound design by Vasyl Yavtushenko.<ref name="Abbatescianni2020" /><ref name="MaiorinoInterview" /> Editing is by Simon Mozgovyi and Olha Zhurba.<ref name="Stojiljkovic" /> The film's dialog is in [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]], [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Arabic]] and [[German language|German]].<ref name="Bertha" /> |
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==Themes== |
==Themes== |
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A strong theme of the film is the displacement and isolation brought by war. It is told in unconnected chapters, broken by visuals of peoples and desolate vistas, <!--often in sequences of rapid edits,--> from which the narrative emerges piecemeal.<ref name="Kiang2020"/> Mesmerizing wide shots alternate with rapid, turbulent editing to evoke the tense and uneasy atmosphere of the setting.<ref name="Pillet2021" /> Jessica Kiang of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' found that this approach, enhanced by the bleak black-and-white cinematography and bare electronic music, was essential to |
A strong theme of the film is the displacement and isolation brought by war. It is told in unconnected chapters, broken by visuals of peoples and desolate vistas, <!--often in sequences of rapid edits,--> from which the narrative emerges piecemeal.<ref name="Kiang2020"/> Mesmerizing wide shots alternate with rapid, turbulent editing to evoke the tense and uneasy atmosphere of the setting.<ref name="Pillet2021" /> Jessica Kiang of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' found that this approach, enhanced by the bleak black-and-white cinematography and bare electronic music, was essential to Gorlova's telling of an "ambitious chaos theory of war".<ref name="Kiang2020"/> Gorlova uses broken connections as a metaphor for the Koran's expression of limbo, [[Barzakh]] (literally "obstacle" or "barrier").<ref name="MaiorinoInterview" /> |
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Other commentators discussed the continuous cycles of war and peace. People in the film cope with gunfire by normalizing it through casual complaints and seize brief moments of happiness at all costs.<ref name="Kiang2020" /><ref name="Abbatescianni2020" /> The film frequently juxtaposes images of military machinery with humanitarian and cultural activities, destruction with reconstruction, life and death. Flowing water is used as a metaphor throughout the film.<ref name="EuropeanFilmAwards" /> [[German Expressionism (cinema)|Cinematic expressionism]] techniques reinforce the sense of losing control as Suleyman is swept along by the currents of war and peace.<ref name="KoniienkoReview" /> Structurally, the film's chapters are titled 0 through 9 then return to 0 for the epilogue.<ref name="EuropeanFilmAwards" /> |
Other commentators discussed the continuous cycles of war and peace. People in the film cope with gunfire by normalizing it through casual complaints and seize brief moments of happiness at all costs.<ref name="Kiang2020" /><ref name="Abbatescianni2020" /> The film frequently juxtaposes images of military machinery with humanitarian and cultural activities, destruction with reconstruction, life and death. Flowing water is used as a metaphor throughout the film.<ref name="EuropeanFilmAwards" /> [[German Expressionism (cinema)|Cinematic expressionism]] techniques reinforce the sense of losing control as Suleyman is swept along by the currents of war and peace.<ref name="KoniienkoReview" /> Structurally, the film's chapters are titled 0 through 9 then return to 0 for the epilogue.<ref name="EuropeanFilmAwards" /> |
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| 2019 || European Women's Audiovisual Network{{efn|The EWA Female Talent Award was announced at [[DOK Leipzig]] documentary film festival, Germany.<ref name="EWAaward" />}} || Female Talent Award || Alina Gorlova – ''Between Two Wars''<!--the working title of the film--> || {{won}} || <ref name="EWAaward" /> |
| 2019 || European Women's Audiovisual Network{{efn|The EWA Female Talent Award was announced at [[DOK Leipzig]] documentary film festival, Germany.<ref name="EWAaward" />}} || Female Talent Award || Alina Gorlova – ''Between Two Wars''<!--the working title of the film--> || {{won}} || <ref name="EWAaward" /> |
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| rowspan="2" | 2020 || [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]] (IDFA) (The Netherlands) || Best Feature Film – |
| rowspan="2" | 2020 || [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]] (IDFA) (The Netherlands) || Best Feature Film – First Appearance || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="IDFARadiograph" /> |
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| {{interlanguage link | Festival dei popoli | it }} (Italy) || Best Feature Film || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="KoniienkoFlorence" /><ref name="Popoli" /> |
| {{interlanguage link | Festival dei popoli | it }} (Italy) || Best Feature Film || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="KoniienkoFlorence" /><ref name="Popoli" /><ref name="OdessaFlorence" /> |
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| rowspan="12" | 2021 || [[DocuDays UA]] (Ukraine) || Special Award || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{longlisted | Selected}} || <ref name="MeetDocs" /> |
| rowspan="12" | 2021 || [[DocuDays UA]] (Ukraine) || Special Award || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{longlisted | Selected}} || <ref name="MeetDocs" /> |
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| [[GoEast]] (Germany) || Golden Lily for Best Film || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="Detector2021" /> |
| [[GoEast]] (Germany) || Golden Lily for Best Film || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="Detector2021" /> |
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| [[One World Film Festival]] (Czech Republic) || Best Film || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="ActFF" /><ref name="FNE" /> |
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| Iceland Documentary Film Festival || Best Film || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="BalagaInterview" /><ref name="BalagaIceland" /> |
| Iceland Documentary Film Festival || Best Film || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="BalagaInterview" /><ref name="BalagaIceland" /> |
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| Ukrainian Film Critics Awards || Best Documentary || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="KoniienkoUFCA" /> |
| Ukrainian Film Critics Awards || Best Documentary || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="KoniienkoUFCA" /> |
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| Cork International Film Festival (Ireland) || Cinematic Documentary || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="AbbatescianniCork |
| Cork International Film Festival (Ireland) || Cinematic Documentary || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="AbbatescianniCork" /> |
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| [[Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München|DOK.fest München]] (Germany) || Audience Award || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{nominated}} || <ref name="GermanDoc" /><ref name="DOKfest" /> |
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| 2022 || Millennium Docs Against Gravity (Poland) || Best Cinematography || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="Millennium" /> |
| 2022 || Millennium Docs Against Gravity (Poland) || Best Cinematography || ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' || {{won}} || <ref name="Millennium" /> |
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<ref name = "EuropeanFilmAwards">{{cite web | website = [[European Film Awards]] | url = https://europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/film/this-rain-will-never-stop.19551 | access-date = 21 February 2022 | title = THIS RAIN WILL NEVER STOP - Film | archive-date = 20 January 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220120195538/https://europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/film/this-rain-will-never-stop.19551 | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "EuropeanFilmAwards">{{cite web | website = [[European Film Awards]] | url = https://europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/film/this-rain-will-never-stop.19551 | access-date = 21 February 2022 | title = THIS RAIN WILL NEVER STOP - Film | archive-date = 20 January 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220120195538/https://europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/film/this-rain-will-never-stop.19551 | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Pillet2021">{{cite web | first = Firouz E. | last = Pillet | date = 6 March 2021 | title = FIFDH 2021 : le film |
<ref name = "Pillet2021">{{cite web | first = Firouz E. | last = Pillet | date = 6 March 2021 | title = FIFDH 2021 : le film d'Alina Gorlova, This Rain Will Never Stop, invite les spectateurs à un éprouvant périple entre guerre et paix | language = fr | trans-title = FIFDH 2021: Alina Gorlova's film ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' invites viewers on a grueling journey between war and peace | magazine = J:MAG Journal of Mobile Lifestyle and Citizenship | location = Switzerland | url = https://j-mag.ch/fifdh-2021-le-film-dalina-gorlova-this-rain-will-never-stop-invite-les-spectateurs-a-un-eprouvant-periple-entre-guerre-et-paix/ | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 16 April 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210416192930/https://j-mag.ch/fifdh-2021-le-film-dalina-gorlova-this-rain-will-never-stop-invite-les-spectateurs-a-un-eprouvant-periple-entre-guerre-et-paix/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Stojiljkovic">{{cite web | first = Marko | last = Stojiljković | title = Review: This Rain Will Never Stop (2020) | date = 7 June 2021 | website = Ubiquarian | url = https://ubiquarian.net/2021/06/review-this-rain-will-never-stop-2020/ | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011326/https://ubiquarian.net/2021/06/review-this-rain-will-never-stop-2020/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "Stojiljkovic">{{cite web | first = Marko | last = Stojiljković | title = Review: This Rain Will Never Stop (2020) | date = 7 June 2021 | website = Ubiquarian | url = https://ubiquarian.net/2021/06/review-this-rain-will-never-stop-2020/ | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011326/https://ubiquarian.net/2021/06/review-this-rain-will-never-stop-2020/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Abbatescianni2020">{{cite web | first = Davide | last = Abbatescianni | title = Review: This Rain Will Never Stop | date = 20 November 2020 | url = https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/395255/ | website = Cineuropa | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 30 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211130134900/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/395255/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "Abbatescianni2020">{{cite web | first = Davide | last = Abbatescianni | title = Review: This Rain Will Never Stop | date = 20 November 2020 | url = https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/395255/ | website = Cineuropa | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 30 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211130134900/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/395255/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Kiang2020">{{cite magazine | first = Jessica | last = Kiang | title = 'This Rain Will Never Stop' Review: An Artful, Allusive Doc on the Profound Dislocation of War | date = 22 November 2020 | magazine = [[Variety (magazine) |
<ref name = "Kiang2020">{{cite magazine | first = Jessica | last = Kiang | title = 'This Rain Will Never Stop' Review: An Artful, Allusive Doc on the Profound Dislocation of War | date = 22 November 2020 | magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | url = https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/this-rain-will-never-stop-review-1234835295/ | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 24 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220224082708/https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/this-rain-will-never-stop-review-1234835295/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "FIFDH">{{cite web | title = This Rain Will Never Stop – FIFDH | website = International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights | location = Geneva, Switzerland | url = https://fifdh.org/en/2021/film/133-this-rain-will-never-stop | access-date = 21 February 2022 | archive-date = 14 June 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210614053029/https://fifdh.org/en/2021/film/133-this-rain-will-never-stop | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "FIFDH">{{cite web | title = This Rain Will Never Stop – FIFDH | website = International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights | location = Geneva, Switzerland | url = https://fifdh.org/en/2021/film/133-this-rain-will-never-stop | access-date = 21 February 2022 | archive-date = 14 June 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210614053029/https://fifdh.org/en/2021/film/133-this-rain-will-never-stop | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "KoniienkoReview">{{cite news | title = Film critic: War is elemental in award-winning |
<ref name = "KoniienkoReview">{{cite news | title = Film critic: War is elemental in award-winning 'This Rain Will Never Stop' | first = Artur | last = Korniienko | date = 4 December 2020 | work = [[Kyiv Post]] | url = https://www.kyivpost.com/lifestyle/war-is-elemental-in-award-winning-this-rain-will-never-stop.html | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 10 December 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201210170005/https://www.kyivpost.com/lifestyle/war-is-elemental-in-award-winning-this-rain-will-never-stop.html | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Innisbruck">{{cite web | title = This Rain Will Never Stop (Stream) IFFI | website = International Film Festival Innisbruck | url = https://iffi.at/en/movies/this-rain-will-never-stop/ | access-date = 21 February 2022 | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011325/https://iffi.at/en/movies/this-rain-will-never-stop/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "Innisbruck">{{cite web | title = This Rain Will Never Stop (Stream) IFFI | website = International Film Festival Innisbruck | url = https://iffi.at/en/movies/this-rain-will-never-stop/ | access-date = 21 February 2022 | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011325/https://iffi.at/en/movies/this-rain-will-never-stop/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Cunningham2020">{{cite web | first = Nick | last = Cunningham | website = Business Doc Europe | title = One film. Another reality | date = 3 December 2020 | url = https://businessdoceurope.com/one-film-another-reality/ | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011327/https://businessdoceurope.com/one-film-another-reality/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "Cunningham2020">{{cite web | first = Nick | last = Cunningham | website = Business Doc Europe | title = One film. Another reality | date = 3 December 2020 | url = https://businessdoceurope.com/one-film-another-reality/ | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011327/https://businessdoceurope.com/one-film-another-reality/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Aftab2020">{{cite news | last = Aftab | first = Kaleem | title = Alina Gorlova Explores the Cyclical Nature of War in 'This Rain Will Never Stop' | url = https://variety.com/2020/film/global/idfa-alina-gorlova-this-rain-will-never-stop-1234841277 | access-date = 24 February 2022 | magazine = [[Variety (magazine) |
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<ref name = "Empr">{{cite news | title = "This Rain Will Never Stop": documentary shot across Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, and Germany to screen in the U.S. | work = EMPR media | url = https://empr.media/opinion/interviews/this-rain-will-never-stop-documentary/ | access-date = 21 February 2022 | archive-date = 21 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211021185720/https://empr.media/opinion/interviews/this-rain-will-never-stop-documentary/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "Empr">{{cite news | title = "This Rain Will Never Stop": documentary shot across Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, and Germany to screen in the U.S. | work = EMPR media | url = https://empr.media/opinion/interviews/this-rain-will-never-stop-documentary/ | access-date = 21 February 2022 | archive-date = 21 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211021185720/https://empr.media/opinion/interviews/this-rain-will-never-stop-documentary/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "EWAaward">{{cite web | first = Alexia | last = Muiños Ruiz | title = EWA Female Talent Award goes to This Rain Will Never Stop by Alina Gorlova and 72 Hours by Anna Savchenko | date = 29 October 2019 | website = European Women's Audiovisual Network | url = https://www.ewawomen.com/film-industry-articles/ewa-womens-talent-award-goes-to-between-two-wars-by-alina-gorlova/ | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 13 April 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210413220350/https://www.ewawomen.com/film-industry-articles/ewa-womens-talent-award-goes-to-between-two-wars-by-alina-gorlova/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "EWAaward">{{cite web | first = Alexia | last = Muiños Ruiz | title = EWA Female Talent Award goes to This Rain Will Never Stop by Alina Gorlova and 72 Hours by Anna Savchenko | date = 29 October 2019 | website = European Women's Audiovisual Network | url = https://www.ewawomen.com/film-industry-articles/ewa-womens-talent-award-goes-to-between-two-wars-by-alina-gorlova/ | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 13 April 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210413220350/https://www.ewawomen.com/film-industry-articles/ewa-womens-talent-award-goes-to-between-two-wars-by-alina-gorlova/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Detector2021">{{cite news | title = Українська стрічка |
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<ref name = "AbbatescianniSquare">{{cite web | first = Davide | last = Abbatescianni | title = Exclusive: Square Eyes boards Alina Gorlova's ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' | date = 7 December 2020 | url = https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/395716/ | website = Cineuropa | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 24 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220224102257/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/395716/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "AbbatescianniSquare">{{cite web | first = Davide | last = Abbatescianni | title = Exclusive: Square Eyes boards Alina Gorlova's ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' | date = 7 December 2020 | url = https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/395716/ | website = Cineuropa | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 24 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220224102257/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/395716/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Bertha">{{cite web | title = Ukrainian Film Festival: This Rain Will Never Stop + Panel | website = Bertha DocHouse | url = https://dochouse.org/cinema/screenings/ukrainian-film-festival-rain-will-never-stop-panel | access-date = 21 February 2022 | archive-date = 10 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211110110425/https://dochouse.org/cinema/screenings/ukrainian-film-festival-rain-will-never-stop-panel | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "Bertha">{{cite web | title = Ukrainian Film Festival: This Rain Will Never Stop + Panel | website = Bertha DocHouse | url = https://dochouse.org/cinema/screenings/ukrainian-film-festival-rain-will-never-stop-panel | access-date = 21 February 2022 | archive-date = 10 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211110110425/https://dochouse.org/cinema/screenings/ukrainian-film-festival-rain-will-never-stop-panel | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "UI-IDFA">{{cite web | title = World premiere of |
<ref name = "UI-IDFA">{{cite web | title = World premiere of "This Rain Will Never Stop" at the IDFA Festival in Amsterdam | website = [[Ukrainian Institute]] | access-date = 21 February 2022 | url = https://ui.org.ua/en/news-en/news-cine-en/world-premiere-of-this-rain-will-never-stop-at-the-idfa-festival-in-amsterdam/ | archive-date = 10 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220210123008/https://ui.org.ua/en/news-en/news-cine-en/world-premiere-of-this-rain-will-never-stop-at-the-idfa-festival-in-amsterdam/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Berlinale">{{cite web | title = This Rain Will Never Stop | publisher = Berlinale Talents Project | url = https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/project/profile/252024 | access-date = 27 February 2022 | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011335/https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/project/profile/252024 | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "Berlinale">{{cite web | title = This Rain Will Never Stop | publisher = Berlinale Talents Project | url = https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/project/profile/252024 | access-date = 27 February 2022 | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011335/https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/project/profile/252024 | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "ActFF">{{cite web | title = This Rain Will Never Stop | website = ACT Human Rights Film Festival | location = Fort Collins, Colorado | access-date = 21 February 2022 | url = https://actfilmfest.colostate.edu/films/this-rain-will-never-stop/ | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011339/https://actfilmfest.colostate.edu/films/this-rain-will-never-stop/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "ActFF">{{cite web | title = This Rain Will Never Stop | website = ACT Human Rights Film Festival | location = Fort Collins, Colorado | access-date = 21 February 2022 | url = https://actfilmfest.colostate.edu/films/this-rain-will-never-stop/ | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011339/https://actfilmfest.colostate.edu/films/this-rain-will-never-stop/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "OdessaFlorence">{{cite news | title = Ukrainian |
<ref name = "OdessaFlorence">{{cite news | title = Ukrainian director's documentary wins at the 61st Florence Film Festival Dei Popoli | url = https://odessa-journal.com/ukrainian-directors-documentary-wins-at-the-61st-florence-film-festival-dei-popoli/ | work = The Odessa Journal | date = 27 November 2020 | access-date = 24 February 2022 | archive-date = 24 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220224090518/https://odessa-journal.com/ukrainian-directors-documentary-wins-at-the-61st-florence-film-festival-dei-popoli/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Scarpa2020">{{cite news | last = Scarpa | first = Vittoria | title = ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' named Best Feature at the Festival dei Popoli | url = https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/395312/ | work = Cineuropa | date = 23 November 2022 | access-date = 24 February 2022 | archive-date = 24 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220224090520/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/395312/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "ethnocineca">{{cite web | title = Awards 2021 | publisher = [[Ethnocineca]] | url = https://www.ethnocineca.at/en/awards-2021/ | access-date = 26 February 2022 | archive-date = 4 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220204180513/https://www.ethnocineca.at/en/awards-2021/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "BalagaIceland">{{cite web | first = Marta | last = |
<ref name = "BalagaIceland">{{cite web | first = Marta | last = Bałaga | title = Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival | date = 28 June 2021 | url = https://cineuropa.org/en/interview/406460/ | website = Cineuropa | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 24 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220224102308/https://cineuropa.org/en/interview/406460/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "PetkovicBelgrade">{{cite web | first = Vladan | last = Petkovic | title = ''Landscapes of Resistance'' and ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' triumph at Beldocs | date = 17 September 2021 | url = https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/410700/ | website = Cineuropa | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 24 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220224102250/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/410700/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "PetkovicBelgrade">{{cite web | first = Vladan | last = Petkovic | title = ''Landscapes of Resistance'' and ''This Rain Will Never Stop'' triumph at Beldocs | date = 17 September 2021 | url = https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/410700/ | website = Cineuropa | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 24 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220224102250/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/410700/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "KoniienkoUFCA">{{cite news | title = 'Stop-Zemlia' debut sweeps top prizes at Ukraine's film critics awards | first = Artur | last = Korniienko | date = 22 October 2021 | work = [[Kyiv Post]] | url = https://www.kyivpost.com/tag/this-rain-will-never-stop | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011329/https://www.kyivpost.com/tag/this-rain-will-never-stop | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Popoli">{{cite web | url = https://www.festivaldeipopoli.org/award-ceremony-of-61st-festival-dei-popoli/?lang=en | access-date = 21 February 2022 | title = Award Ceremony of 51st Festival dei Popoli | website = Festival dei Popoli | location = Florence, Italy | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011333/https://www.festivaldeipopoli.org/award-ceremony-of-61st-festival-dei-popoli/?lang=en | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "FNE">{{cite web | title = FESTIVALS: This Rain Will Never Stop wins One World Festival 2021 | website = [[Film New Europe Association]] (FNE) | location = Warsaw, Poland | access-date = 21 February 2022 | url = https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech-news/item/121758-festivals-this-rain-will-never-stop-wins-one-world-festival-2021 | date = 21 May 2021 | archive-date = 23 May 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210523143922/https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech-news/item/121758-festivals-this-rain-will-never-stop-wins-one-world-festival-2021 | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "FNE">{{cite web | title = FESTIVALS: This Rain Will Never Stop wins One World Festival 2021 | website = [[Film New Europe Association]] (FNE) | location = Warsaw, Poland | access-date = 21 February 2022 | url = https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech-news/item/121758-festivals-this-rain-will-never-stop-wins-one-world-festival-2021 | date = 21 May 2021 | archive-date = 23 May 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210523143922/https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech-news/item/121758-festivals-this-rain-will-never-stop-wins-one-world-festival-2021 | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "BalagaInterview">{{cite web | first = Marta | last = |
<ref name = "BalagaInterview">{{cite web | first = Marta | last = Bałaga | title = Interview - Alina Gorlova - Director of This Rain Will Never Stop | date = 30 June 2021 | url = https://cineuropa.org/en/interview/406638/ | website = Cineuropa | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 30 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211130131629/https://cineuropa.org/en/interview/406638/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "BlackCanvas">{{cite web | title = Winners – New Horizon competition | website = Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival | url = https://blackcanvasfcc.com/files/BCFCC_Ganadores_2021.pdf | page = 1 | access-date = 26 February 2022 | archive-date = 11 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211011133223/https://blackcanvasfcc.com/files/BCFCC_Ganadores_2021.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> |
<ref name = "BlackCanvas">{{cite web | title = Winners – New Horizon competition | website = Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival | url = https://blackcanvasfcc.com/files/BCFCC_Ganadores_2021.pdf | page = 1 | access-date = 26 February 2022 | archive-date = 11 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211011133223/https://blackcanvasfcc.com/files/BCFCC_Ganadores_2021.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "112Cork">{{cite news | title = Ukrainian film 'This Rain Will Never Stop' awarded at Irish Film Festival | url = https://112.international/ukraine-top-news/ukrainian-film-this-rain-will-never-stop-awarded-at-irish-film-festival-66971.html | date = 18 November 2021 | website = [[112 Ukraine | 112 International]] | access-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-date = 19 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211119151218/https://112.international/ukraine-top-news/ukrainian-film-this-rain-will-never-stop-awarded-at-irish-film-festival-66971.html | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "DOKfest">{{cite web | title = This Rain Will Never Stop | website = [[Internationales Dokumentarfilmfest |
<ref name = "DOKfest">{{cite web | title = This Rain Will Never Stop | website = [[Internationales Dokumentarfilmfest|DOK.fest Münchin]] | location = Munich, Germany | url = https://www.dokfest-muenchen.de/films/view/23586 | access-date = 26 February 2022 | archive-date = 27 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211127044005/https://www.dokfest-muenchen.de/films/view/23586 | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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<ref name = "Millennium">{{cite web | website = Millennium Dogs Against Gravity | title = This Rain Will Never Stop | access-date = 21 February 2022 | url = https://mdag.pl/19/en/warszawa/movie/Ten-deszcz-nigdy-nie | location = Warsaw, Poland | archive-date = 28 February 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220228011340/https://mdag.pl/19/en/warszawa/movie/Ten-deszcz-nigdy-nie | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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| Ukrainian | Цей дощ ніколи не скінчиться |
| Directed by | Alina Gorlova |
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| Cinematography | Vyacheslav Tsvetkov |
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| Distributed by | Square Eyes |
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Running time | 1 hr. 42 min.[1] |
| Countries | Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, Qatar |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Budget | ₴6.5 million |
This Rain Will Never Stop (Ukrainian: Цей дощ ніколи не скінчиться) is a documentary film by Ukrainian director Alina Gorlova with cinematography by Vyacheslav Tsvetkov. It is a Ukrainian-Latvian-German-Qatari production, produced by Maksym Nakonechnyi for Tabor Production. The film follows a Kurdish-Ukrainian Red Cross worker who delivers aid in the Russo-Ukrainian War and tries to help reconnect with his family which had scattered from the Syrian Civil War.
The film is known for its powerful story, rich black-and-white cinematography, and expressionist art house style. It was recognized at the 2020 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam winning the IDFA Award for Best First Appearance and has won the grand prize at several other international film festivals. It has been scheduled for commercial release in spring 2022.
The film is divided into 11 sections that are notated with the numbers 0 thru 9 and back to 0 in Arabic. This method was used to show the cycles of "war, peace, destroying, rebuilding, life and death".[2]
Synopsis
[edit]The film introduces the Donbas region of southeastern Ukraine through aerial shots and alternating scenes of military and civilian activities. Among the crowd scenes, it gradually focuses on 20-year-old Kurdish-Ukrainian Andriy Suleyman, student worker for the Red Cross.[3] At a celebration honoring the organization's work in Ukraine, Suleyman shares his personal story on how he came to work for the organization.[4] Having just completed elementary school, his family fled their home in Syria during the Syrian Civil War[5] to resettle in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, the hometown of his mother. With the eruption of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Suleyman again found himself in a war zone and set aside his personal ambitions to help deliver humanitarian aid.[6][7]
The film runs the storyline of Suleyman's family and his humanitarian work on the ground in parallel to each other. While in Germany for his brother's wedding, his parents urge him to seize the opportunity to migrate to the stability of Western Europe, but his personality forces him to continue his humanitarian work for those most in need.[5][8] Suleyman has a heartfelt meeting with the family of his uncle Koshnhav who treats wounded people in Iraqi Kurdistan, and Suleyman tries to cross the border into Syria but is prevented by the war.[9][10] After the unexpected death of his father Lazgin, Suleyman tries to honour his wishes by bringing his body to Syria for burial but again faces obstacles.[11][12] If he crosses into Syria, there is a likelihood that he will be conscripted and forced to fight.[13]
Development
[edit]Director Alina Gorlova planned to film in the disputed territory of Donbas as it came to notice globally in March 2014 due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. A friend introduced her to Andriy Suleyman, who had escaped one war to find himself in another.[14] After some consideration, she realized that Suleyman's perspective was even better than a Donbas native's, which she had originally sought.[15] She was interested in how each of Suleyman's homelands were at war and that he had chosen to work with the Red Cross, as if "trapped by war". She also felt that the "cold and shy" nature of Suleyman worked for the film, causing audiences to focus on his surroundings.[14]
Originally envisioned as a short, character-driven documentary, Gorlova realized during filming that it could be greatly expanded to convey a broad message about war beyond the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine. While living among the people of the war-torn region, she also sought to convey the empathy she felt for them.[16] After talks with DocuDays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Gorlova developed the project into a full feature.[a][18]
Periods of filming followed Suleyman on humanitarian missions and visits to family members in Germany and Kurdish Iraq.[14][18] Gorlova kept the narrative politically neutral, believing that this followed naturally from the neutrality of the Red Cross and wishing to avoid a judgemental tone while exploring the desires of people living in war zones.[14]
The film was developed under the working title Between Two Wars.[1][19] The name changed several times during filming, as the family's story unfolded.[15] Its release title, This Rain Will Never Stop, refers to the rains which flooded an international bridge, damming it with garbage and submerging it, which blocked Suleyman from crossing into Syria to visit family. This alludes to the needless obstacles individuals face from the overwhelming detritus of war.[7]
Production
[edit]The film is a Ukrainian-Latvian-German- Dutch (IFFA)-Qatari co-production. It received ₴2.2 million of its ₴6.5 million budget from the State Cinema of Ukraine, with additional funding from the Latvian Film Centre, the IDFA Bertha Fund and the Doha Film Institute.[20][18] Production was by Maksym Nakonechnyi for Tabor Production (Ukraine), co-produced by Ilona Bičevska for Avantis Promo (Latvia) and Patrick Hamm for Bulldog Agenda (Germany).[6][21]
I like to work with the viewer's subconscious, and that's why I was trying to create several symbols like a bridge, like water, fire, also I was working with black and white, which means opposite sides, like war and peace, life and death.
Alina Gorlova[13]
The film was shot entirely in black-and-white, which is how Gorlov first remembered seeing the Donbas region with its "slag heaps in industrial landscapes".[14] She also chose this to help draw parallels between Donbas and Syria.[17] Director of photography Viacheslav Tsvietkov shared this aesthetic, which he had used in his previous projects.[14]
The most difficult technical and ethical scene was Lazgin's funeral, which Gorlova filmed with a Syrian camera crew, without the aid of Tsvietkov or direct sound. She had convinced Suleyman family elder Mezgin to allow the filming as a way of bringing the family together, since they were unable to physically reunite.[22][13]
The score was composed by Goran Gora (instrumentals) and Serge Synthkey (electronic), with sound design by Vasyl Yavtushenko.[6][22] Editing is by Simon Mozgovyi and Olha Zhurba.[5] The film's dialog is in Ukrainian, Kurdish, Russian, Arabic and German.[23]
Themes
[edit]A strong theme of the film is the displacement and isolation brought by war. It is told in unconnected chapters, broken by visuals of peoples and desolate vistas, from which the narrative emerges piecemeal.[7] Mesmerizing wide shots alternate with rapid, turbulent editing to evoke the tense and uneasy atmosphere of the setting.[4] Jessica Kiang of Variety found that this approach, enhanced by the bleak black-and-white cinematography and bare electronic music, was essential to Gorlova's telling of an "ambitious chaos theory of war".[7] Gorlova uses broken connections as a metaphor for the Koran's expression of limbo, Barzakh (literally "obstacle" or "barrier").[22]
Other commentators discussed the continuous cycles of war and peace. People in the film cope with gunfire by normalizing it through casual complaints and seize brief moments of happiness at all costs.[7][6] The film frequently juxtaposes images of military machinery with humanitarian and cultural activities, destruction with reconstruction, life and death. Flowing water is used as a metaphor throughout the film.[3] Cinematic expressionism techniques reinforce the sense of losing control as Suleyman is swept along by the currents of war and peace.[9] Structurally, the film's chapters are titled 0 through 9 then return to 0 for the epilogue.[3]
Release
[edit]This Rain Will Never Stop had its world premiere on 19 November 2020 at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).[20][24] The film has been screened at twenty film festivals,[b][25] receiving the grand prize at seven of these.[20]
The Ukrainian Institute supported its international promotion.[6] Following its premiere, international distribution rights for the film were acquired by Square Eyes.[21] The film's commercial release has been scheduled for spring 2022.[26]
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]The film was widely praised at film festivals. The IDFA jury called the film "a powerful story that does not allow us to escape from the destruction and heart-wrenching losses of wars".[27][28] The GoEast jury praised Gorlov's brave and empathetic vision.[20] Writing for the ACT Human Rights Film Festival, David Scott Diffrient distinguished This Rain Will Never Stop from other refugee-crisis films by its rich art house cinematography with "carefully composed shots, monochromatic lyricism, and oblique structure" prompting deep contemplation by audiences.[29]
Critics also found the film impressive but were cautious in recommending it to general audiences. Kiang praised the film as "a brave and uncompromisingly artistic attempt to outline [...] the psychological and philosophical displacement [of war]", while noting that some viewers might be dissatisfied by the lack of political commentary.[7] Marko Stojiljković of Ubiquarian felt that audiences might be lost by the disjoined narrative, which was most appreciated by the festival juries and cinephiles who could appreciate its techniques.[5]
Awards
[edit]This Rain Will Never Stop won the IDFA Award for Best First Appearance[27][6] and received the grand prize at seven other festivals: Festival dei popoli,[30][31] Las Palmas IFF, GoEast,[20] Ethnocineca,[32] One World,[29] Iceland Documentary Film Festival,[33] and Belgrade International Documentary Film Festival (Beldocs).[34] It also won Best Documentary at the Ukrainian Film Critics Awards.[35]
| List of awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Institution (Country) | Category | Nominee or recipient | Result | Ref |
| 2019 | European Women's Audiovisual Network[c] | Female Talent Award | Alina Gorlova – Between Two Wars | Won | [19] |
| 2020 | International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) (The Netherlands) | Best Feature Film – First Appearance | This Rain Will Never Stop | Won | [27] |
| Festival dei popoli (Italy) | Best Feature Film | This Rain Will Never Stop | Won | [18][36][30] | |
| 2021 | DocuDays UA (Ukraine) | Special Award | This Rain Will Never Stop | Selected | [37] |
| Las Palmas IFF (Spain) | Best Feature Film | This Rain Will Never Stop | Won | ||
| Ethnocineca (Austria) | Best International Documentary | This Rain Will Never Stop | Won | [32] | |
| GoEast (Germany) | Golden Lily for Best Film | This Rain Will Never Stop | Won | [20] | |
| One World Film Festival (Czech Republic) | Best Film | This Rain Will Never Stop | Won | [29][38] | |
| Iceland Documentary Film Festival | Best Film | This Rain Will Never Stop | Won | [39][33] | |
| Belgrade International Documentary Film Festival (Beldocs) (Serbia) | Best Film (International) | This Rain Will Never Stop | Won | [34] | |
| Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival (Mexico) | Best Cinematography | This Rain Will Never Stop | Won | [40] | |
| El Gouna Film Festival (Egypt) | Special Mention | This Rain Will Never Stop | Selected | [41] | |
| Ukrainian Film Critics Awards | Best Documentary | This Rain Will Never Stop | Won | [35] | |
| Cork International Film Festival (Ireland) | Cinematic Documentary | This Rain Will Never Stop | Won | [42] | |
| DOK.fest München (Germany) | Audience Award | This Rain Will Never Stop | Nominated | [28][43] | |
| 2022 | Millennium Docs Against Gravity (Poland) | Best Cinematography | This Rain Will Never Stop | Won | [44] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Gorlova's previous feature film, No Obvious Signs, received the grand prize and three other awards at DocuDays UA 2018.[14][17]
- ^ The festival tour was largely virtual, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- ^ The EWA Female Talent Award was announced at DOK Leipzig documentary film festival, Germany.[19]
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