Milkformadness
MOLOKOBEZUMIA
written and directed by Sergey Kavtaradze
Synopsis
This is an insight into unconscious state of mind.
Through the story of Afghanistan war on Soviet side veteran who is working at the ship and experiences problems with aggression and through the ancient world that shows the true essence of war — from its birth to the the tragical consequences. The history repeating — the archetypes of war inside humanity.
Cast
Oleg Mamikin
Natalya Panfilova
Aripula
Lavanday
Crew
director of photography Grigoriy Apalyays
composer Aleksander Simonenko
director of cut Sergey Kavtraradze, Seric Beseyov
producer Sergey Kavtaradze
executive producers Aleksey Bakliykov, Sergey Vertelov, Yury Minin, Oleg Belozerov
production by Homo Erectus Film Studio
Notes from the director
…During filming we were able to capture a choreographed sagne* as well as a spontaneous sagne that arose as a result of an interpersonal conflict. A comparison of the two recordings shows that the reactions of those watching the “staged” battle did not increase in intensity until three to five minutes after the first stick fight began (there was no traditional hymn singing before the fight and it only started some 30 minutes later). The combatants then gradually started picking out their opponents based on existing conflicts and contradictions. During both sagne there was a kind of social facilitation — the speed and power of strikes increased when other combatants were also fighting. As the sagne progressed, more and more warriors joined in the confrontation. Note that a similar process of joining in a fight is characteristic even of non‑human primates (the Rhesus macaque)…
…The phenomenon of the sagneis an example of preparing for and taking part in an intragroup confrontation. It is an elaborate sexual cycle in terms of its primary symbolism — demonstration (parade) → physical battle → securing the status of the dominant male, or proclamation of a new victor → first choice of female.
Sergey Kavtaradze,
“War archetypes: violence, the unconscious and struggle for basic needs”
“War archetypes: violence, the unconscious and struggle for basic needs”
* sagne — a ritual fight on sticks