The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is not only waged with bombs, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades, but also in the media. It is a "propaganda battle" internally and externally. Russia spreads targeted disinformation in order to systematically devalue news. At the same time, their own population should be convinced that they want to liberate Ukraine from Nazis. Ukraine's narrative wants to emotionally mobilize its own population and strengthen resistance to the aggressor. Spindoctors are of particular importance in the propaganda battle over Ukraine. On the Ukrainian side, it's often influencers like Oleksiy Arestovych. On the Russian side, Vladimir Solovyov, Putin's snout, is supposed to sell the war to his own people with his daily TV talks. The documentary shows the new front lines of virtual warfare and provides insights into the populists' bag of tricks on social networks.
Saskia Geisler
Director, Writer
Kristian Kähler
Writer, Director
Katja Riemann
Self - Narrator (voice)
Oleksii Arestovych
Self - Advisor to the President of the Ukraine (archive footage)
Vladimir Solovyov
Self - TV Presenter, Russia (archive footage)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Self - President of the Ukraine (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin
Self - President of the Russian Federation (archive footage)
Svitlana Matviyenko
Self - Interviewee & Analyst
Samira El Ouassil
Self - Interviewee & Analyst
Greg Yudin
Self - Interviewee & Analyst
Mychajlo Podoljak
Self - Interviewee
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