Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom(2015)
dir. Evgeny Afineevsky
93 days that turned a protest into a revolution.
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Ninety-three days of the 2013-14 Ukrainian uprising, from peaceful student demonstrations through violent confrontation with security forces, filmed as it unfolded.
Why it’s here
Shot as it happened, not reconstructed after — nearly a million people, filmed in real time as peaceful demonstrations for EU integration escalate into confrontation with the state. Immediate in a way retrospective documentaries about uprisings rarely manage.
Where This Film Lives
- Setting
- Ukraine
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