Summary
A chronicle of the civil uprising against the regime of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych that took place in Kyiv in the winter of 2013/14. The film follows the progress of the revolution: from peaceful rallies, half a million strong in the Maidan square, to the bloody street battles between protesters and riot police.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+33)
Critics 93Audiences 60GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer100%
Metascore86
IMDb6.6
User score6.1
Audience score53%
Running time
2 h 10 min
Longer than 9 in 10 documentaries, +34 min on the typical 96
typical 96130Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 71 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+61Released
2014
July 24, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
Ukrainian
Original language
Also spoken
RussianMade in
Netherlands
Ukraine
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Sergei Loznitsa Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
Camera · 1
- Serhiy Stetsenko Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Danielius Kokanauskis Editor
Sound · 1
- Vladimir Golovnitsky Sound Designer
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