For decades, the Soviet government suppressed the specifically Jewish nature of the victims, referring to them only as "peaceful Soviet citizens."
Received a Special Jury Prize (L'Œil d'or) at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival . 📜 Historical Context (September 1941) Babi Yar. Context
Avoids traditional voiceover, allowing the raw imagery of the Nazi invasion, the Soviet withdrawal, and the local population's reactions to speak for itself. the Soviet withdrawal
Composed entirely of restored black-and-white and color footage from German and Soviet archives. Babi Yar. Context
The German military command used these explosions as a pretext to "liquidate" the Jewish population of Kyiv.
On September 29–30, 1941, 33,771 Jews were marched to the Babi Yar ravine and shot by the Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing squads).