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‘In the Rearview’: Filmmaker who drove hundreds to safety documents plight of Ukrainians

“In the Rearview”, about filmmaker Maciek Hamela’s efforts to rescue civilians stranded by war, is a gripping testimony to the plight of the millions of Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion. As the award-winning documentary opens in French cinemas on Wednesday, its Polish director hopes it will remind viewers of what…

France 24 · Nov 8, 2023

‘In the Rearview’: Polish filmmaker brings Ukrainian refugees' plight to Cannes

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has effectively knocked out the country’s film industry, resulting in a starkly diminished presence at the Cannes Film Festival this year – though the war is still very much part of the Cannes conversation. Maciek Hamela’s documentary “In the Rearview”, about the evacuation of Ukrainian refugees,…

France 24 · May 22, 2023

At Cannes, Polish filmmaker's 'In the Rearview' spotlights Ukrainians escaping war

When Polish filmmaker Maciek Hamela first began evacuating Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s all-out war on their country, he wasn’t intending to make a film

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023