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Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods

A revealing and moving portrait of lives compromised by war, filmed exclusively by Ukrainian soldiers with extraordinary access to a tightly controlled front line.

A single Ukrainian infantry company find themselves in a life or death battle to defend the eastern front against intense Russian attacks. This is an extraordinary portrait of lives compromised by the turmoil of a bloody war, filmed by Ukrainian soldiers.

With exclusive access to a tightly controlled front line, the film follows the mission of a special battalion as they undertake a single deployment on one of Ukraine’s most violent battlefronts, a snow-covered forest near Kupyansk. Their mission is to defend a railway line, a key strategic asset that, if captured, will enable Russia to mount a direct attack on Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv.

59 minutes

Last on

Tue 2 Apr 202402:15

Credits

RoleContributor
DirectorJamie Roberts
EditorKate Spankie
ComposerDavid Schweitzer
Line ProducerClaire Walker
Executive ProducerJonathan Smith
Production CompanyHoyo Films Ltd

Broadcasts

  • Mon 25 Mar 202421:00
  • Thu 28 Mar 202423:50
  • Fri 29 Mar 202400:15
  • Tue 2 Apr 202402:15

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