Firecrosser (2011)
- Original title
- Той, хто пройшов крізь вогонь
- Directed by
- Mykhailo Illienko
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Ukraine
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Ukrainian WWII pilot survives capture by both Nazis and Soviets. After the war he ends up in Canada and becomes the leader of an Iroquois tribe.
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What happens
Firecrosser (Ukrainian: «Той, хто пройшов крізь вогонь», romanized: Toi, khto proishov kriz' vogon') is a 2011 Ukrainian drama film directed by Mykhailo Illienko. The film was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. The prototype of the protagonist is a World War II ace pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Guards Lieutenant Commander Ivan Datsenko, a unit commander of the 10th Guards Aviation Regiment of the 3rd Guards Aviation Division of the 3rd Guards Aviation Corps of Long-Range Aviation, a native of the village of Chernechiy Yar near Dykanka, who allegedly went to Canada after Nazi and Soviet captivity, where he became the leader of an Indian tribe that was part of the Iroquois Confederacy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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