Films by Sergei Loznitsa

Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands 2022, 109 min
by Sergei Loznitsa

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.

Germany 2018, 94 min
by Sergei Loznitsa

Every year, on the 9th of May, people gather in Treptower Park in Berlin. They come dressed in their best outfits or in Soviet military uniform. They carry flags, banners and posters. They lay flowers at the monument to the Soviet soldier; they sing, dance and drink. They celebrate the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany.The film is a direct reportage from Treptower Park 72 years after the victory."The Soviet Memorial in Treptower Park is among the most impressive of the monuments comm

Germany 2017, 94 min
by Sergei Loznitsa

There are places in Europe that have remained as painful memories of the past - factories where humans were turned into ash.These places are now memorial sites that are open to the public and receive thousands of tourists every year.The film’s title refers to the eponymous novel written by W.G. Sebald, dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust.This film is an observation of the visitors to a memorial site that has been founded on the territory of a former concentration camp. Why do they go there?