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Maidan

Uprising in Ukraine

7.9 / 10 2014 2h 10mNR Ukrainian
Documentary

Storyline

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.

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sergei Loznitsa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Maidan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker