The Natural History of Destruction

by Sergei Loznitsa
  • 2022 PROGRESS
  • 2022 PROGRESS
  • 2022 PROGRESS
  • 2022 PROGRESS
  • 2022 PROGRESS Filmverleih

    Synopsis

    Inspired by W.G. Sebald’s book and based on WWII archive footage, the film puts forward the question: is it morally acceptable to use civilian population as a means of war? Is it possible to justify mass destruction for the sake of higher 'moral' ideals? The question remains as relevant today, as it was 80 years ago, and its urgency is tragically manifested in the current events.

    Festivals

    2022
    FESTIVAL DE CANNES – Special Screening
    Ji.hlava
    Chicago IFF
    Port/Post/Doc
    Filmmaker Festival Milan
    IDFA – Best of Fests
    2023
    20 CPH:DOX
    HKIFF47 – Hong Kong IFF
    28 IDFF It's All True | É Tudo Verdade

    Cast and Crew

    Director

    Sergei Loznitsa

    Producer

    Gunnar Dedio

    Score

    Christiaan Verbeek

    Sound

    Vladimir Golovnitskiy

    Editor

    Danielius Koknauskis