Movie Amateurs

The documentary "Amateurs" is based on the interviews with civilians who joined the Territorial Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces immediately after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The authors of the film deliberately did not limit the scope of the search exclusively to the participants of famous battles. We decided that everyone who dared to take up arms in those days when the fate of the Ukrainian nation was being decided is a hero for us. We were interested not only in sensational episodes, but also in the internal decisions of the heroes, the path of their personal evolution. We tried to record emotions, doubts, hopes, motivations. Time flies and many precious details are lost due to the way human memory is structured. The heroes "outgrow" themselves, they are no longer "amateurs", they are experienced warriors. But we are convinced that it is important for history to preserve an uncensored version of events. To show not the current professionals, but the amateur beginners of the time. Remembering their path, they bring us closer to understanding the nature of indomitability. We wanted the camera to look at every defender of Ukraine, like a Hollywood star. After all, few of the Hollywood stars can boast of such adventures and difficult internal choices that fell to the lot of our heroes. They are beautiful people. It is our duty to make the world love them as we have loved them.