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January 20, 2026
A Poem for Little People review
Ivan Sautkin films efforts to help residents abandon their frontline homes, as well as a pensioner acting as a spy for the Ukrainian army from the Russian border
TL;DR
- The documentary "A Poem for Little People" is a one-man film by director Ivan Sautkin, who also worked as a volunteer on an evacuation team.
- The film shows volunteers evacuating civilians, including an elderly woman caring for her paralyzed brother and her dog.
- Volunteers face difficult decisions, questioning if they are causing more distress by evacuating vulnerable individuals.
- The film also features two elderly women living near the Russian border; one meticulously records invading tank numbers for the Ukrainian army, while the other writes poetry against the Russians.
- The narrative emphasizes that there are 'no little people' in the face of such significant events.
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