Yar. Context | Babi

Anatoly Kuznetsov’s 1966 documentary novel Babi Yar was a landmark effort to break this silence, despite heavy Soviet censorship.

The film includes footage from the trial of 15 Nazis and collaborators, which helped bring the details of the massacre to light.

Following the German occupation of Kyiv, a series of explosions set off by Soviet NKVD agents destroyed German-occupied buildings. Babi Yar. Context

Composed entirely of restored black-and-white and color footage from German and Soviet archives.

On September 29–30, 1941, 33,771 Jews were marched to the Babi Yar ravine and shot by the Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing squads). Anatoly Kuznetsov’s 1966 documentary novel Babi Yar was

Avoids traditional voiceover, allowing the raw imagery of the Nazi invasion, the Soviet withdrawal, and the local population's reactions to speak for itself.

Received a Special Jury Prize (L'Œil d'or) at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival . 📜 Historical Context (September 1941) Received a Special Jury Prize (L'Œil d'or) at

Directed by Sergei Loznitsa, this film is a "found footage" documentary that reconstructs the events leading up to and following the massacre of over 33,000 Jews in the Babi Yar ravine.