Six years ago, on August 8, 2008, an armed conflict began between Georgia and South Ossetia (supported by the troops of the Russian Federation). For five long days, an undeclared war took the lives of several hundred people (among whom were both military and civilians). We can tell for a long time who planned this war. There are different opinions about who unleashed it. But one thing remains the same: human losses.
The film Irina Gedrovych "Tskhinval". No one else will die, dedicated to the anniversary of the events in South Ossetia, does not set itself the goal of showing the viewer who is to blame. For the director, it was much more important to show the war through the eyes of those who survived those terrible August days. Therefore, most of the film consists of interviews of these people (military, doctors, rural residents and residents of Tskhinval).
Recently, documentaries often use a reconstruction technique that involves shooting individual game scenes. Sometimes this method complements the documentary very well (when there are no documentary footage). So, for example, when telling about the feat of private Sergei Kononov, who at the cost of his life restrained the onslaught of Georgian troops, of course, there could not be any filming of the battle itself. So without that, I think the movie would have lost a lot. Visually, at least, the game scenes looked very good, being a great addition to the interview and archival chronicle.
Of all the stories told in the film, I was deeply offended by the story of an old man who survived the Great Patriotic War, who simply could not understand what was happening. And if before it was clear to him who the enemy was, now this veteran is confused - after all, he clearly did not expect such a treacherous blow to neighboring Georgia.
War is a terrible word. In it, mothers lose sons, wives lose husbands, and children lose parents. There is usually a winner and a loser in a war. But even victory comes at a high price, at the cost of the lives of soldiers and ordinary people. We hope that the five-day military conflict in South Ossetia will not break out again and that such things will not be repeated in the future.
9 out of 10