Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS is a BAFTA-winning short film directed by Franz Böhm, based on true events from the war in Ukraine.

Ivan and his father, operating a makeshift hospital at the frontline of war, are tested when a platoon of soldiers approach their building, forcing them to make a difficult decision to protect their patients and their own lives.

💬 English and German subtitles available in option

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BAFTA Film Awards
Royal Television Society, UK
Montecatini International Short Film Festival
Show Me Shorts Film Festival
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
Cambridge Film Festival
St. Louis International Film Festival
Norwich Film Festival
National Film Awards, UK
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
HollyShorts London
The British Short Film Awards
Sony Future Filmmaker Awards
Max Ophüls Film Festival
Manchester Film Festival
and many more...

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Original title: Rock, Paper, Scissors
Direction: Franz Böhm
Scenario: Franz Böhm, Ivan
Production: National Film and Television School
Producer: Hayder R. Hoozeer
Production Designer: Shivani Bhawnani'
Editing: Carmela Schönenberger
Cinematography: Hsien Yu Niu
VFX: Marco Erbrich
Sound: India Holdstock, Bryony Lear
Sountrack: Marcin Mazurek
Cast: Oleksandr Rudynskyi, Milosh Luchanko, Serhiy Kalantay, Yurii Radionoff, Sebastian Anton, Oleksandr Yatsenko
Year: 2024

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