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MONEY
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Shot for just $1.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Cyborgs
"Heroes Never Die"
2017 1h 52m UK
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7.4
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★7.4TMDB · 67
WarActionDrama
Synopsis
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‘The Cyborgs’ is re-telling the recent history of Ukraine – the legendary fight for Donetsk Airport in 2014 during Russian invasion. The freedom fighters from various divisions of Ukrainian army and volunteer battalions took a 242-days stand against the Russian backed militants until the complete destruction of the airport’s terminal.
“Heroes Never Die”
Cast
Viacheslav Dovzhenko
Serpen
Makar Tykhomyrov
Mazhor
Andrii Isaienko
Subota
Viktor Zhdanov
Starui
Oleksandr Piskunov
Mars
Kostiantyn Temliak
Psykh
Roman Semysal
Kombat Redut
Natalia Moseychuk
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Akhtem Seitablaiev
- Writers
- Nataliia Vorozhbyt
- Languages
- Russian, Ukrainian
- Countries
- Ukraine
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 9 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Ukrainian.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Akhtem Seitablaiev, shot by Yurii Korol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Serhii Klepach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Viacheslav Dovzhenko and Makar Tykhomyrov and Andrii Isaienko carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Heroes Never Die".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt7691572 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Akhtem Seitablaiev directs. Yurii Korol behind the camera. Serhii Klepach cuts. Produced in Ukraine. Dialogue in Russian, Ukrainian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $1.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 9 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Ukrainian.
- 4Directed by Akhtem Seitablaiev, shot by Yurii Korol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Serhii Klepach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Viacheslav Dovzhenko and Makar Tykhomyrov and Andrii Isaienko carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Heroes Never Die".
- 8IMDB entry: tt7691572 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 67 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Yurii Korol
- Editing
- Serhii Klepach
- Costume design
- Nadiya Kudriavtseva
- Makeup / hair
- Liliana Homa
- Sound
- Andriy Ponomariov
- Runtime
- 112 min · 1h 52m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,700,000
- Original language
- UK
- Certification (US)
- 16
- IMDB
- Cyborgs (2017)
Awards
- 100 best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema
- Golden Dzyga Award for best film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Akhtem Seitablaiev
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Production companies
Who made it
- ID
Idas Film
UA
Key crew
- Sound DesignerAndriy Ponomariov
- Creative ProducerAndriy Donchyk
- EditorSerhii Klepach
- Special Effects CoordinatorAlexandr Suvorov
- ProducerIvanna Diadiura
- MusicMilosh Elich
- CastingOlha Klymenko
- Art DirectionIhor Kasprov
- CinematographyYurii Korol
- ProducerTeona Mazmishvili
- Costume DesignNadiya Kudriavtseva
- Makeup ArtistLiliana Homa
- Production ManagerMaksim Rolik
- ProducerValerii Kozlitinov
- Set DecorationShevket Seydametov
- SoundAnton Brzhestovskyi
- Dialogue EditorArtem Mostovyi
- Supervising Sound EditorArtem Mostovyi
- StuntsMaksym Volynets
- Foley ArtistAndrii Starykovskyi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- airport
- militant
- trumpet player
- freedom fighters
- donbass war
- russian invasion of ukraine (2022)
- ukraine
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2018-07-0516· VoD Release
Also known as
International titles
- The CyborgsGB
- KiborhyUA
- Cyborgs: Heroes Never DieCA
- 機器人：英雄不會死HK
- 机器人：英雄不会死CN
- Кіборги. Герої не вмираютьUA
- Last Resistance - Im russischen KreuzfeuerDE
