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The Ukrainians: Battle for Donetsk Airport
2015 9.5 (4 votes) 1h 22m
Genres
War Documentary Action

The Ukrainians: Battle for Donetsk Airport (Добровольці Божої Чоти)

The people withstood, the construction did not.

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Director of Photography: Leonid Kanter, Ivan Yasny

Director: Ivan Yasny, Leonid Kanter

Top Cast

Valery Chobotar

Dmytro Yarosh

Andriy Sharaskin

Vladislav Litvin

Videos

THE UKRAINIANS trailer 2 (eng. subtitles)

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