The Ukrainians: Battle for Donetsk Airport

The read

It runs a compact 1h 22m.

Synopsis

Documentary about specific phases of the battle for the Donetsk airport and about the hero-fighters of the Ukrainian Volunteer corps in Pisky. The film presents the war in extreme focus – adrenaline, humor, pain, anguish, and courage are tightly packed into 82 minutes of screen time. It shows scenes of the battle, evacuation of the wounded, the capture of the new airport terminal, and civilians, who live near the fighting’s epicenter. It features death and frontline humor, and a bit of philosophical discussions as well.

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Key crew

• Ivan YasnyDirector
• Leonid KanterDirector

Cast

• Valery ChobotarCast
• Dmytro YaroshCast
• Andriy SharaskinCast
• Vladislav LitvinCast

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