2017 · war · drama
Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die
Directed by Akhtem Seitablaiev1h 52m2017
‘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.
Our read: Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die (2017) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded war · drama entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme war / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
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