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Special Operation

1 hr. 5 min. | Documentary | Pegi 13

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When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops seized the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Turning the site into a military base, they attempted to advance on Kyiv, just a few hundred kilometers away. Their criminal activities in the radioactive zone were captured by surveillance cameras secretly operated by Ukrainian workers at the plant. Special Operation is a stark testimony to the events of the war, with every frame serving as evidence of the war crimes committed by Russian soldiers.

Oleksiy Radynski

Oleksiy Radynski

Oleksiy Radynski – A Kyiv-based filmmaker and writer working in political cinema. His films have been screened at international festivals and art institutions, including the Rotterdam Film Festival, DOK Leipzig, Oberhausen, and the Taipei Biennial. His film Chornobyl 22 (2023) won the main prize at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival. An active participant in contemporary art and political discourse, he has also been featured at film festivals and exhibitions in Lithuania.
Languages
Ukrainian, Russian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Spetsialna Operatsiia
Produced
2025: Ukraine, Lithuania

Film information

Director
Oleksiy Radynski
Producers
Lyuba Knorozok
Music
Vladimir Golovnitsky
More information
www.imdb.com

Screenings

Friday, 7 November

19:20

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 10

Past screening

Sunday, 9 November

14:00

Forum Cinemas Kaune · 4

Past screening

Tuesday, 11 November

18:00

Forum Cinemas Klaipėdoje · 3

Past screening

Saturday, 15 November

16:40

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 8

Past screening

Tuesday, 18 November

17:00

Skalvija · Hall 1

Past screening

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