Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Movie | |
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Original title | Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom |
Country of production | United Kingdom , United States , Ukraine |
original language | Ukrainian , Russian , English |
Publishing year | 2015 |
length | 102 minutes |
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Director | Yevgeny Afineevsky |
script | The Tolmor |
production | Evgeni Afinejewski, Den Tolmor |
music | Jasha Klebe |
cut | Will Znidaric |
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom is a documentary of Yevgeny Afinejewski from the year 2015 on the euromaidan , which took place in Ukraine in 2013/14. The film was nominated for best documentary at the 2016 Academy Awards.
action
The developments of the " Revolution of Dignity ", the revolt of Ukrainian citizens, activists , students , workers and artists against the suspension of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine , are presented through interviews with participants in the protests and using their own video recordings. He consciously focuses on the efforts of the protesters:
“Every time you point a camera at a politician, he is selling himself and his agenda. It's not a human story. With the film I tried to tell the story of the people. ( Every time you point a camera to a politician, his story is promoting himself and promoting his party and his agenda. It's not a human story. For me this movie was the human story that I tried to tell. ) "
production
The production of the film was supported by Netflix and can be viewed on this website .
criticism
"[I] t provides [..] little historical context or a larger overview of how the growing authoritarianism of Putin's Russia is affecting this part of the world."
"The film offers little historical context or a larger overview of how Putin's growing authoritarianism is changing this part of the world."
Awards
- Won
- 2015: “People's Choice Award” of the Toronto International Film Festival
- nomination
- Best Documentary at the 2016 Academy Awards
- 2015: "Golden Reel Award" from the Motion Picture Sound Editors
Web links
- Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Reason (magazine) : Interview with Evgeny Afineevsky
- ↑ Todd Spangler: Netflix Sets Premiere of 'Winter on Fire' Ukraine Citizen Uprising Documentary , Variety - Website. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ Stephen Farber, Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom: Venice Review , The Hollywood Reporter Website, September 2, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2016.