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good back-story, and good acting

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Made by Netflix, it has the potential (by that I mean a strong budget) to be great. But it is not about that. For this documentary, the budget is irrelevant because all the materials that this film is made of were made during those winter 2013-2014 days and nothing like budget, soundtrack, cast, filming crew, etc is rellevant...Everything is done in order to make the ordinary viewer to understand a little bit of recent history. This movie is about the feeling that transmits to its viewers and it is absolutely heart-breaking. It is so powerful, that after watching it, it make you think about it for the rest of your life. A truly must-watch, a perfect masterpiece. After 2 years of watching it 3 times, I am (still) waiting for something better, but I can not find any.

Extremely difficult to watch especially coming from my a perspective like mine. I am Scottish and support Independence and opposed the Brexit. Seeing this made me fear for my country if we do achieve the goal. I also can't understand how anyone could support the cowardly President who used the Berkut as a tool to quell the mob. My sweetie for ages been on about Ukraine and this finally made me understand. Russia has no right to what it is doing and the people in Maiden were not Nazis nor thugs, they were everyday people like you or me. I recommend this to watch but be warned it is graphic and it does not spare the details of what happened.

An inspiring documentary about the Ukrainian people's uprising against an oppressive regime and their successful demands that the Ukraine join the European Union.Two years ago, my wife and I watched all of the Academy Award nominees for Best Documentary Feature before the big show. One of them was "The Square," about a similar situation in Egypt. Yet things ended badly in that film; the people fought to overthrow the regime in place but didn't have anything to replace it with, so they exchanged one bad set of leaders for another. In "Winter on Fire," a major difference is that the Ukrainian people were able to organize themselves into a de facto political party, with specific demands. Their ability to focus on a specific set of objectives is largely what made their effort successful, and the sheer joy of watching people unite and effect change for the greater good made me absolutely love the Ukrainian people and hope that Americans could do the same if faced with similar challenges.Grade: A

"Winter on Fire" is a beautiful and important film. It tells the story of an amazing show of collective humanity that culminated in a revolution in Europe's largest country, a country most Americans knew next to nothing about. Ukraine's story of its "Euromaidan Revolution" has been all but hijacked by a newly aggressive Russia. "Winter on Fire" takes back the people's story, with breathtaking scenes from the front- lineson Maidan Square. It's a must-see for anyone who is interested in history, geopolitics, Russia, the Soviet Union, civil rights, collective action, or anyone who just wants to experience a powerful human story.Ukraine has become part of our geopolitical vocabulary. And it's all because of "EuroMaidan," a movement that began as a student protest in a public square ("Maidan" in Ukrainian) in the fall of 2013 and ended in the winter of 2014 as the Ukrainian people's Revolution of Dignity, changing not only Ukraine, but the world.The story of those 93 days in Ukraine's capital is the subject of this electrifying new documentary by Russian-born American director Evgeny Afineevsky. Fittingly for a film about a people's revolution, Afineevsky assembled a people's crew of no less than 28 cinematographers as well as participants and witnesses to chronicle the dramatic events as they unfolded to make history in the streets of Kyiv, giving rise to a civil rights movement that successfully ousted a corrupt political regime.At the center of any film about a people's revolution is of course the people. And "Winter on Fire" delivers a gripping account as seen through the eyes of a cross-section of participants on the front-lines. As the movement evolved in response to government actions. Afineevsky takes us along for the sometimes joyous and sometimes painful ride with the people in front of and behind the cameras. Rarely does he turn to explanatory narrative. Instead, "Winter on Fire" immerses its viewers in the voices of the people and sounds on the square. Afineevsky intersperses dramatic footage from the streets with interviews of many of those same participants returning to the scene of the events. The film moves like a novel, weaving back and forth from elements of narrative to character. In this way, we learn as well as experience the story as it progresses and the participants as they transform through various stages of the revolution."Winter on Fire" also has a gentle, and, at times, haunting original score composed by Jasha Klebe, which helps the audience cope with the more explicit scenes of violence. Having followed the events at the time, I can honestly say, "Winter on Fire" manages to capture the remarkably inspiring and idealistic spirit exhibited over those many days by the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians that filled central Kyiv's Maidan. Everyone was there. People from all walks of life came to Maidan, from different cities and regions and even beyond Ukraine's borders. Young, old, soldiers, teachers, hipsters, engineers, doctors, professionals. Even runaways, like the streetwise 12-year old boy who helped out by charging cell phones among other things. Russian speakers and Ukrainian speakers as well as Muslims, Christians and Jews all worked together. People set up kitchens so no one was hungry. There were tents dedicated to media and technical equipment. Concerts, speakers, poets, politicians came to the stage in an orderly manner. Schedules of events were posted daily. Everything on the square seemed to work like a well-oiled machine."Winter on Fire" is not only about the power of ordinary people to mobilize and effect extraordinary societal change. It's also about people believing in a power they don't even recognize they possess until something awakens it. It could be someone touching a hand to start a human chain. It could be sparked by music, performed by professionals and amateurs alike on the square. It could be hearing and joining in singing of the national anthem. It could be witnessing something so shocking to the conscience, human instinct takes over. In all of these cases, as the film demonstrates, the instincts that emerged in Kyiv, even under crisis conditions, brought people together rather than divide them.Things could easily have gone very differently. For most of those 93 days, the atmosphere was almost like that of a festival. But as the riot police began beating people indiscriminately, Maidan's numbers only grew, as did Maidan's spirit. "Winter on Fire" puts that spirit on full display. And it is that powerful blend of unity, diversity, purpose, determination, ingenuity, resourcefulness, courage, and dignity that over the course of 93 days forged a new identity for Ukrainian citizens and Ukraine as a new European nation.Although the director didn't set out with an agenda, he recognizes that his film also counters various myths and propaganda about what really happened on Maidan, without sugar-coating the violent last days. EuroMaidan was no uprising by violent extremists who staged a coup d'etat, as some have tried to portray it. To the contrary, "Winter on Fire" shows that Maidan was an amazing expression of collective humanity at its highest levels, people uniting in a universal desire for a voice, for a government that's accountable, for a society that's fair and decent, for a future of dignity for your children.The universal theme in Afineevsky's "Winter on Fire" is what makes a film about Ukraine's fight for freedom important for Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians alike. At a time when cynical American and European politicians exploit people's fears and differences, it's easy to take our fundamental values for granted. Watching the truly remarkable Ukrainians in "Winter on Fire" reminds those of us in countries that have fought our battles for equality and dignity, that there is still much work to be done, that civil rights and democracy require constant work and struggle.