Directed by:
Tymur YashchenkoScreenplay:
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Myshko and Lev are two guys from a Ukrainian village. Due to different reasons, they are aboard a Ukrainian Navy ship Cherkasy stationed at the port of the Donuzlav Bay in the Crimea. While the crew of the minesweeper Cherkasy is on the maneuvers, the Ukrainian president Yanukovych flees the country and the Crimea is occupied by the little green men. The boat is returning to its base but the port is already lost. Cherkasy and several Ukrainian ships are blocked in the Donuzlav Bay by scuttled vessels. Ukrainian ships surrender in single file and only the Cherkasy crew resists and keeps fighting a brave yet desperate struggle against the enemy. (Odessa International Film Festival)
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A war film, mostly about the events on the minesweeper U311 Cherkasy during the invasion of Crimea by the Russian army in 2014, points out that most of the Ukrainian guys did not behave very heroically, which is probably a fairly accurate depiction of the situation in the area at the time. However, this topic could probably have been handled in a more interesting and exciting way. (65%)
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Without heroism, embellishments, or political statements. The fates of ordinary people drawn into matters over which they have little influence, testing the strength of their character. Filmmaking-wise, it’s modest, but the events of recent months lend it urgency. Hopefully, this combination of imperialism, stupidity, and nationalism based on individual pettiness will soon collapse inward, as tends to happen with empires prone to expansion, though I don’t expect any significant enlightenment afterward. By the way, those who see propaganda in this film and “know their stuff” are amusing because they themselves are its victims and know nothing.
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