Trains and War

WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER – 4.30 pm

Trains and War

A film by Emmanuel Carrère and Lucas Menget

The Ukrainian railway is the sixth largest passenger network in the world. Trains have been running non-stop since 24 February 2022, managing to transport Ukrainians to safety. Only one passenger station has been attacked since the beginning.

Behind the windows of the trains crossing Ukraine, war rages.
On board these trains, every passenger is also carrying the war, fear, doubts and unwavering determination. We boarded these trains with them, filmed and listened to the passengers: their names are Artiom, Olga, Lena,
Sammy, Edik, Alyona and Andriy, whose nom de guerre is ‘Pitbull’. We met families fleeing the combat zones with little more than the clothes on their backs, wives returning to spend a day with their husbands who have become soldiers, men joining the front lines or returning wounded in body and soul.

All of them tell their stories of war, their hopes, those who still believe in peace and those who no longer do…

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Emmanuel Carrere, Lucas Menget and Guilaine Chenu.

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Halle Ô Grains
66, rue Saint Jean
Free Admission
Duration : 1 h 04