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 the 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 current events.
The Natural History of Destruction
The Natural History of Destruction
25th TiDF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Sergei Loznitsa
- Script: Sergei Loznitsa
- Editing: Danielius Kokanauskis
- Sound: Vladimir Golovnitski
- Music: Christiaan Verbeek
- Production: LOOKSfilm, Studio Uljana Kim, ATOMS & VOID, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandeburg, Mitteldeutscher Rudfunk
- Producers: Regina Bouchehri, Gunnar Dedio, Uljana Kim, Sergei Loznitsa, Maria Choustova
- Format: DCP
- Color: B/W
- Production Country: Germany, Lithuania, The Netherlands
- Production Year: 2022
- Duration: 110'
- Contact: ATOMS & VOID
- Awards/Distinctions: Silver Hugo for Best Documentary Feature – Chicago IFF 2022
Archival Producer: Manuel Heller
Sergei Loznitsa
Filmography
2000 The Train Stop (short)
2003 Landscape
2005 Blockade
2008 Northern Light
2012 The Letter (short)
2016 Austerlitz
2018 The Trial
2022 The Kiev Trial
2022 The Natural History of Destruction
2003 Landscape
2005 Blockade
2008 Northern Light
2012 The Letter (short)
2016 Austerlitz
2018 The Trial
2022 The Kiev Trial
2022 The Natural History of Destruction
