{"id":626289,"date":"2024-07-02T02:42:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T23:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/real-review-grueling-documentary-captures-footage-from-russia-ukraine-battle\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T02:42:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T23:42:22","slug":"real-review-grueling-documentary-captures-footage-from-russia-ukraine-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/real-review-grueling-documentary-captures-footage-from-russia-ukraine-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Real\u2019 Review: Grueling Documentary Captures Footage From Russia-Ukraine Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4075c6db50b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4075c6db50b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/real-review-grueling-documentary-captures-footage-from-russia-ukraine-battle\/#Real\" >Real<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Oleh Senstov\u2019s <em>Real<\/em> is not really a film in the conventional sense. Nor is it really a documentary. It can best be described, as the filmmaker himself puts it in a filmed introduction, as \u201cmaterial.\u201d That\u2019s because the film (for the purposes of this review, let\u2019s call it such) is the result of an accident. It\u2019s composed of 90 minutes of raw, unedited footage captured by a GoPro camera perched on the filmmaker\u2019s helmet while he was serving in the Ukrainian military. Senstov unwittingly turned on the camera after his infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed by Russian artillery, and the footage documents his ensuing efforts to call for help in evacuating his unit even while they\u2019re under fire and running out of ammunition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The result, receiving its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, is as im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te a portrait of war as you could imagine, alternately harrowing and boring, and undeniably true to its title.<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-summary-card\">\n<div class=\" lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-a-125 u-background-color-honey-light \">\n<div class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-275@tablet u-border-b-1@mobile-max u-border-r-1@tablet u-border-dotted lrv-u-margin-r-150 lrv-u-padding-r-150 lrv-u-margin-r-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-075@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-font-family-primary u-font-size-34 u-font-size-38@desktop-xl lrv-u-line-height-small lrv-u-margin-b-125 \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Real\"><\/span>\n<p>                    Real        <\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>                    <span class=\"lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-font-family-accent lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-display-block\">The Bottom Line<\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"c-span  u-font-size-22@tablet u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-family-secondary\"><\/p>\n<p>    A found-footage war movie.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                            <strong>Venue<\/strong>: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival <br \/><strong>Director<\/strong>: Oleh Senstov<br \/><span><br \/>\n                                1 hour 30 minutes           <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sentsov, who entered the Ukraine military shortly after the Russian invasion, is an experienced director with three feature films to his credit. He\u2019s also an activist and dissident who was charged by Russia with planning terrorist attacks and sentenced to 20 years in prison. A year after receiving the European Parliament\u2018s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, he was released as part of a prisoner exchange deal between Russia and Ukraine. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Senstsov wasn\u2019t aware that he was filming during the battle that occurred last summer, only discovering the footage months later. He considered deleting it, but then decided that it served as a valuable document of war as it actually occurs. The 90 minutes of footage (that\u2019s the point at which the camera battery ran out), which received minor post-production tweaks involving sound and color correction, serves as a visual document of modern trench warfare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Not that we see any actual action in the film, which mainly shows Senstov \u2014 who commanded a unit and whose code name was \u201cGrunt\u201d \u2014 and his men hunkered down in a trench in a position known as \u201cReal,\u201d named after the Madrid football club. (The Ukraine military seems to have a particular affinity for the sport, with other positions labeled with the names of such teams as Chelsea, Barcelona and Marseille.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Since the camera is located on Sentsov\u2019s head, we never really see him. But we do hear his gruff voice barking instructions to his men and into the radio as he serves as a human <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>od. Their situation is perilous; as Senstov puts it, they\u2019re \u201crunning out of ammo and people,\u201d with several men wounded. They\u2019re surrounded by Russian forces, and their location is periodically shelled as Senstov desperately attempts to arrange their evacuation. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The soldiers handle their situation with impressive stoicism and resignation, their impassive faces registering little panic as we hear such radio transmissions as \u201cWhat\u2019s our next move?\u201d and \u201cWhat\u2019s the leadership saying?\u201d Mostly they wait, and wait, and wait, for the help that\u2019s a long time in coming. \u201cThe situation\u2019s shitty. We\u2019ll be coming to you now,\u201d they eventually hear over the radio. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>Real<\/em> proves rather trying and patience-testing as a purely cinematic experience, especially as compared to such galvanizing documentaries as the Oscar-winning <em>20 Days in Mariupol<\/em>. But it nonetheless serves as an important historical document, one that is also an illustration of a particular aspect of modern warfare and the courage of Ukrainian soldiers facing impossible odds as they fight the Russian army. As we eventually learn in the final moments, there were numerous Ukrainian casualties during the battle, including several of the men we see in the film. <em>Real<\/em> serves as a fitting memorial.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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