The experience of ageing appears to be taking a definitive role in the playout of the 21st century: reshaping families, policies, economies, social service systems, and cultural products.
In cinema, this is reflected through the ageing of the stars, the ageing of audiences, and the topic of ageing in film narratives. But it is also capable of culturally representing and redefining what ageing means. Films can help shape the perception of audiences in terms of what is deemed relevant and representable.

With this _UNDERSCORE edition, we take a look at ageing women in 21st century Eastern European cinema.

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