Underplayed Gems

The White Guard (2012)

The White Guard poster
Original title
Белая гвардия
Directed by
Sergey Snezhkin
Genre
war & politics, drama
Country
Russia
Length
1 season, 8 episodes
Rated
16+
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1918 Ukraine, a family of Russian officers struggles to survive during the chaos of the Russian Civil War. The series follows their personal conflicts and loyalties as the old world collapses around them.

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What happens

The White Guard (Russian: Белая гвардия, romanized: Belaya Gvardiya) is a Russian television series that is based on Mikhail Bulgakov's novel, The White Guard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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