Winter of The Braves

"400 young brave hearts against a huge army"

2019 1h 50m UK

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 76

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Synopsis

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1918 Ukraine. Patriotic students, protagonists of the film, get ready to defend Kyiv and fight heroically in the Battle of Kruty. On this historical background reveals the story of the Savytskyi family - the general of Ukraine's counterintelligence and his two sons, Andrii and Oleksa.

“400 young brave hearts against a huge army”

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Cast

Yevhen Lamakh
Andrii Savytskyi
Andrii Fedinchyk
Oleksa Savytskyi
Vitalii Salii
General Muravyov
Oleksii Trytenko
Averkii Honcharenko
Volodymyr Filatov
General Savytskyi
Tomasz Sobczak
Berg
Maksym Donets
Volodia
Oleksandr Piskunov
Valeryk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Oleksii Shapariev
Writers: Kostiantyn Konovalov, Oleksii Shapariev
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian
Countries: Ukraine

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Ukrainian.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Oleksii Shapariev, shot by Sergey Pivnenko. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Francesco Manzitti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Yevhen Lamakh and Andrii Fedinchyk and Vitalii Salii carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "400 young brave hearts against a huge army".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8009354 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Oleksii Shapariev directs. Sergey Pivnenko behind the camera. Francesco Manzitti cuts. Produced in Ukraine. Dialogue in Russian, Ukrainian.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Ukrainian.
4Directed by Oleksii Shapariev, shot by Sergey Pivnenko. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Francesco Manzitti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yevhen Lamakh and Andrii Fedinchyk and Vitalii Salii carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "400 young brave hearts against a huge army".
8IMDB entry: tt8009354 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.