Documentary — International
Stardust2025
OFFICIAL SELECTIONAlmaty Indie
Film Festival2026 EDITION
Film Festival2026 EDITION
About the film
Documentary
- Director
- Nils Eberwein
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Language
- English, Kazakh, Russian
Official trailer
Film stills
5 STILLSSynopsis
A search for debris from Russian rockets becomes a journey across Kazakhstan. People encountered along the way speak of collecting scrap metal, daily work and memories of nuclear tests. Their personal stories form a portrait of life between the Soviet legacy and the present.
Festivals and awards
Selection · Granit — Hofer Dokumentarfilmpreis nominationHof International Film Festival2025
International premiereOne World · Climate in NeedScreenings: 12 and 15 March 2026
Special Mention · feature competitionRhodope International Documentary Film Fest2026
MS TONSTUDIO Special Award for DocumentaryRhodope International Documentary Film Fest2026
Credits
- Director, writer, producer
- Nils Eberwein
- Sound design
- Fred Hellmann
- Dialogue editing and mixing
- Timo Klabunde
- Photography
- Eddo Hartmann
Director
Nils Eberwein
Nils Eberwein
Nils Eberwein studies documentary directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. His photographic, literary and documentary work explores the consequences of the Soviet Union’s collapse. His research has taken him through Kazakhstan, Georgia, Ukraine and Russia.
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