Critical Condition

Inspired by the events around the life of Lev Rebet, Ukrainian author and editor-in-chief of the Munich-based exile newspaper „Ukrainian Independist“, Critical Condition portrays the fates of the Ukrainian diaspora in the past and present.

Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Mila Zhluktenko studied documentary filmmaking at HFF Munich. Her films have been screened at a number of international festivals including the Berlinale, IDFA, the San Sebastian Film Festival, MoMA’s Doc Fortnight and at Visions du Réel. Her current works co-directed with Daniel Asadi Faezi include films Aralkum (Juryprize Visions du Réel) and waking up in silence (Juryprize Berlinale Generation KPlus).