Two men and a woman driven by disinformation and denying the Russian invasion of Ukraine are the unlikely protagonists

of a Czech documentary that will premiere this month.

Director Robin Kvapil took Petra, Ivo and Nikola on a two-week tour of Ukraine’s war-ravaged cities, shelters and cemeteries last October, equipping them with handheld cameras to capture the experience.

Before the shooting, Kvapil, 43, paid two visits to Ukraine to prepare the film and was shocked by the war.

“That’s an experience you won’t get out of your head. It’s for life. Seeing these places will simply change you,” the bearded, bespectacled director told AFP in an interview.

“As a filmmaker, I have no other weapon than film, and I wanted to stand up to the war in some way,” he added.

He chose Petra, Ivo and

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