The film takes place in Donbas, the eastern region of Ukraine, controlled by numerous criminal groups. There is a hybrid war - a conflict between the Ukrainian army powered by volunteers and separatist militias supported by Russian troops. The nightmare is attended by civilians. On the other hand, everyday life is going on, and a gallery of figures scrolls through the screen: a laughing young couple, a confused German journalist whose control services take as fascists or the robbed owner of a luxury car.

Siergiej Łoźnica ("Łagodna", "In the fog", "Happiness you mine") in his latest feature film in a hypnotic, full of grotesque style takes us on a journey through Novorossia - a ghost country in which soldiers do not know who they are, and the court is held on the street in the form of public lynching. Here propaganda is regarded as the truth, war for peace, and hatred declared as love. The only way to survive is to laugh ... The film was awarded for the best direction in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival.

"Donbas" is a story about humanity and civilization in the era of post-truth and fake news. About each of us.