Broken Ties

The film Broken Ties by independent Russian filmmaker Andrei Loshak is an unflinching portrayal of families divided by war It features seven different pairings whose members speak periodically with Loshak onetoone to explain their points of view Their conversations extend over the wars first three months during which time their opinions evidence no change The film makes no attempt at dialogue on the contrary it is a testimony to the absence of dialogue amidst an unfolding war and an unsentimental diagnosis of the sickness of a society in which official propaganda proves stronger than even the most intimate family ties