Vladimir KOPTSEV
Владимир КОПЦЕВ
Vladimir KOPTSEV
Russia, 2022, 70mn 
documentary
Wild Brigade
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Дикая бригада

 

 Brigade sauvage

 Dikaya brigada

 
Directed by : Vladimir KOPTSEV (Владимир КОПЦЕВ)
Writing credits : Vladimir KOPTSEV (Владимир КОПЦЕВ)
Cinematography : Daniil BOLOTNIKOV (Даниил БОЛОТНИКОВ)
Produced by : Aksinya DMITRIEVA (Аксинья ДМИТРИЕВА)
 

Plot synopsis
The first Chechen war in the mid-nineties broke Russia. The war was lost, the country and the army were injured, which turned out to be incredibly difficult to recover from. With this fracture inside, former soldiers - veterans of the famous "Wild Brigade" - cope as best they can. For example, with their own hands and at their own expense, they build a monument to fallen comrades on the threshold of their long-abandoned military unit. Over and over again, they remind themselves of what they have experienced, not understanding how to break out of this vicious circle of war memories that still determine their whole life. A vicious circle in which not only a person can get lost, but the whole country, again and again starting senseless wars.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- War in contemporary Russian cinema, (kinoglaz.fr), 2025
- Artdocfest / International, Different cities (World), 2023