Fri 27 March 2026

Q&A with director Pieter-Jan de Pue and protagonist Natasha Borodynia

In the Q&A, moderator Sophie Derkzen will talk to director Pieter-Jan de Pue and protagonist Natasha Borodynia.

Sophie Derkzen (1984) is a journalist. She is the presenter of the TV and radio program Bureau Buitenland, broadcast every Sunday evening on NPO 2 and every weekday on NPO Radio 1.

She also presents programs for VPRO, including DocTalks, and produces Marathon interviews, broadcast live for three hours on Radio 1. In addition, she hosted the podcasts Stad in Oorlog (winner of the Zilveren Reissmicrofoon 2023, nominated for Prix Europa) and Generatie Merkel.

MARIINKA

Pieter-Jan de Pue, 94 minutes
Grand Jury Documentary Dutch premiere
In the town of Mariinka in Eastern Ukraine, the film traces several young Ukrainians whose lives have been forever shaped by over ten years of war and conflict in the Donbas. A story about belonging, national loyalty and the fault lines where political conflicts trump even the bonds of blood. Amidst the war a promisin...
Fri 27 Mar
19:45 - 21:54

Den Haag, Theater aan het Spui

with talk NPO Doc selection

Speakers

Sophie Derkzen

moderator
Koen Bauters

Pieter-Jan De Pue

director

Natasha Borodynia

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