The Museum is open 11:00 – 19:00
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The Museum is open 11:00 – 19:00
Cinema is closed now
The Illusion of a Quiet Night
Film and Q&A with the filmmakers
07.12.2026 21:00
War and Life. A collective portrait of Ukraine, created by over 300 people during the one night mentioned in the title.
This surprising documentary proves that it is possible to capture a society’s collective experience in a single film. Over three hundred people took part in this extraordinary cinematic experiment. Its goal was to create a collective portrait of Ukraine during a single, eponymous night. From the occupied territories in the east to the forested backwoods along the border with Belarus. From a rave pulsing with heavy bass that lets you escape reality—to infrared footage of special forces in action on the front lines. Bakers were baking bread, babies were being born in hospitals, and filmmakers were filming.
A kaleidoscope of shifting locations and characters that gradually form an organic whole: a portrait of a nation that, against all odds, does not lose hope—or energy. Although the filmmakers avoid literal depictions of war here, their documentary, like few others, allows viewers to feel the intensity of life in Ukraine, where the illusory calm of the night can burst like a soap bubble at any moment.
A kaleidoscope of shifting locations and characters that gradually form an organic whole: a portrait of a nation that, against all odds, does not lose hope—or energy. Although the filmmakers avoid literal depictions of war here, their documentary, like few others, allows viewers to feel the intensity of life in Ukraine, where the illusory calm of the night can burst like a soap bubble at any moment.
Konrad Wirkowski
Age rating: 15+
Age rating: 15+
