Cherkasy (2018)

Original title

Черкаси

Directed by

Tymur Yashchenko

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Ukraine

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

14

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Ukrainian sailors aboard a minesweeper in Crimea face a siege by Russian forces who block them in a bay. The crew must decide whether to resist or surrender as they run low on supplies and options.

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What happens

Cherkasy (Ukrainian: «Черкаси», pronounced [tʃerˈkɑsɪ] ), also known as U311 Cherkasy, is a Ukrainian feature film directed by Tymur Yashchenko about the defense of the eponymous naval Natya-class minesweeper, blocked by Russian troops in Donuzlav Bay, Crimea during the 2014 capture of Southern Naval Base. The film was created with the support of the State Cinema of Ukraine. The premiere of the festival version of the film took place on 16 July 2019, at the Odesa International Film Festival. The distribution version of the film was released in Ukraine on 27 February 2020 by Multi Media Distribution (MMD) UA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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