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8.0
/10
114 Ratings

A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS

Directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont
Denmark, Ukraine, 2022
Documentary
  • 8787 minutes

Synopsis

Lysychansk, eastern Ukraine. The staff at an interim care center do all they can to meet the housing and emotional needs of neglected children. Removed from broken homes, the young wards form strong friendships as they await court custody decisions about their futures.

Synopsis

Lysychansk, eastern Ukraine. The staff at an interim care center do all they can to meet the housing and emotional needs of neglected children. Removed from broken homes, the young wards form strong friendships as they await court custody decisions about their futures.

Our take

Blank expressions speak volumes in Simon Lereng Wilmont’s staggeringly poignant documentary about vulnerable children and their rehabilitation. Dance routines, disco-ball lamps, and handheld sparklers let pinpoints of light into the stark realities of abandonment in this serious and sensitive film.