I have been to the frontline on the Crimea border just a few meters from the little green man and the warzone in Donbass so I watched this movie with great curiosity.
Some of the stories in the movie, for example why people changed sides and joined the Russians, I heard from Ukrainian officers just after the events - they are accurate. The drinking "lifestyle" of rural Ukraine is also accurately and honestly depicted. The average Ukrainian village is indeed not a happy place.
This movie is of course shows the Ukrainain side of the story, but does not make monsters out of the Russians. Good point. This is not some cheap black and white propaganda flick. Still, the movie is confusing, with somewhat obscure storylines. Yes, there is a message in it, a bit too obvious to be really effective. With more skill, it could have been a good movie, but it is not. Still, for those interested in the war in Ukraine, I recommend it.
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Plot summary
Plot 1. Myshko and Lev are fellow villagers. Due to different reasons, they are aboard a Ukrainian Navy ship U311 "Cherkasy" stationed at the port of the Donuzlav Lake in the Crimea. While the crew of the minesweeper "Cherkasy" conducting military training and naval exercises, the Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych flees the country and the Crimea is occupied by the "little green men". The ship is returning to its base but the port is already lost. "Cherkasy" and several Ukrainian ships are blocked in the Donuzlav Lake by Russian army. Ukrainian ships surrender in single file and only the "Cherkasy" crew resists and keeps fighting a brave yet desperate struggle against the enemy. Plot 2. February 2014. The occupation of the Crimean Peninsula begins. U311" Cherkasy" minesweeper, along with other Ukrainian ships, is blocked in Lake Donuzlav - the path to the sea is closed by the flooded vessels of the Russian fleet. It is a trap. Ukrainians Navy ships begin to surrender to the Russians. It seems that there is simply no other way. The movie is based on real events. The story of the last Ukrainian ship in Crimea, which resisted and continued the courageous fight.
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Adds to the understanding to the war, but still somehow incomplete
disgusting play with people emotions
Movie based on a true story... at the end, sailor got killed, sad music, his depressed friend... it is disgraceful play with people emotions when NO ONE ACTUALLY DIED!!!!! lets put some more coal into sick propoganda "sauna" between west and Russia...
i wonder who ...
Have sponsored this mess of a ukranian heroic military flick. its a waiting gamefrom start to end, and at a scale of one to ten of heroism, this scores two. the russian annectation oc ukrainian crimea in 2014 was a cruel attack for sure, and the conflict is still going on, but this was a cheap deliverance of ukranian propagandism. its tells the difference between the patriot and the cujo, for the rest its just a story of a military ships cadaver dicipline and fresh seamen torture by the rules of the senior crew.
so as a historical document it doesnt qualify at all, productionwise its hyper analogue and made without the help of tomas dolby and the stereo brothers. theyve used the last remains of kodakcolour 35 mm cinemascope filmrolls to make this flare over the silverscreen, and as for the acting its daft, boring and absolutely out of order as a patriotic flick to cry out the national anthem for. ill bet the russians had a good laugh when viewing this.
the grumpy old man though ,have had great sympathies for the ukranian people after the insurgens and war activities started, so ill grant this flick a 4 in the memories of them lost lives and loss of existence and livelihood. a must see recommendation will not be cried out loud.