Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian society has polarized in three directions with regard to power: Submissiveness, protest, support. In the music video "Tension", a dance performance reflects the physical and emotional sensations of unjust war in an unjust state: convulsions, panic, heavy breathing. A cry of rage and hopelessness. In the middle of the video, a flag is thrown, symbolizing bloody, terrible ideas. In the final section, the individual is transformed into a faceless mass that follows dubious ideas, leading not to success but to downfall.
Directed by
Dariya Susak, Pavel Pakhomov, Nina Frolova /Germany/
