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Dovbush (2023)
Great folk story, gorgeous scenery, captivating battle scenes
Captivating story from the European history, where a Robin Hood like leader of XVIII Ukrainian rebels stands against the oppressive Polish nobles. First thing why you should watch this film is scenery, it is simply out of this world. The film also conveys folk traditions in Ukrainian Carpathians and is done multi-lingual, which makes it very realistic. There are many side lines to the main plot, which makes the film captivating. The battle scenes are very professional, but I wouldn't recommend them to be seen by kids, as they're quite bloody. Interestingly, the film also shows Dovbush meeting Baal Shem Tov, a founder of Hassidic Judaism, though it's not explicitly mentioned in the film. Overall impression very good, much recommended!
Ukraine on Fire (2016)
Biased narrative laden with faulty historical facts
I just watched the film out of curiosity. I counted more than 20 faulty historical facts, and then stopped counting, cause it became too tedious. I should say these are pretty well masked, and if you don't work with primary sources of information, it's easy to gulp this bullshit like a burger stuck between two soft buns of "professional journalism". Apart from pure lie, it contains a range of very biased opinions. Here's the thing, if you only question one side, it cannot be anything else but one-sided. Only one good point raised, and this is an ethical question - whether democratically elected government can be challenged by their electors. My personal opinion is that it can, since politicians tend to get into power using all sorts of deceit. You're free to decide for yourself. Wishing Ukraine to live up to its democratic aspirations.