Hotsunlight (2021)

Original title

Солнцепёк

Directed by

Mikhail Vasserbaum, Maksim Brius

Genre

drama film, action film, war film

Country

Russia

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

18+

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film is set during the early fighting in eastern Ukraine in 2014. It follows pro-Russian fighters and shows the Wagner Group helping separatist forces.

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What happens

Hotsunlight (Russian: Солнцепёк, romanized: Solntsepyok) is a 2021 Russian propaganda war film directed by Maksim Brius and Mikhail Vasserbaum. Set during the early stages of the War in Donbas, the film portrays the conflict in eastern Ukraine from a pro-Russian perspective and depicts the Wagner Group intervening on behalf of pro-Russian separatists. Media reports stated that the film was financed by Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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