Winter on Fire: Ukraines Fight for Freedom

  • 2015


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Positive Reviews 17
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 3.3/5
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3.8
The dedication leads to displays of courage that sometimes are quite astonishing and form the films fiery emotional core. Rogerebert
4.0
Its doubtful that Evgeny Afineevsky could have foreseen the struggle that Winter on Fire ultimately depicts. Common Sense Media
3.0
Its an unabashed message driven story that imbues the past with modern power. Indie Wire
3.8
Activist filmmaking that manages to be both angry and elegiac in its recounting of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.
3.8
One wildfire might have burned itself out, but another has taken its place.
4.0
What Winter on Fire lacks in journalistic detachment it more than makes up for in fidelity to the feelings and motives of the participants.Its more th .. The New York Times
4.0
Winter on Fire never takes its eye off the storys underlying and very dramatic theme, and that would be nothing less than revolution.
3.5
Winter on Fires thrilling rebellion is neither the beginning nor the end, but it is at least a truly heartening middle. Village Voice
3.2
The film was a little too over melodramatic and manipulative for my taste, but it was earnest, clear cut, and filled with plenty of good info on the o .. Sover
2.0
The toughness and determination of these Ukrainian people is very inspiring. Lariat
1.0
Being able to bear witness firsthand to this three month struggle is an incredible privilege, albeit a heartbreaking one. The Wrap
2.0
For the average viewer, Winter On Fire will be much more accessible. Eye For Film
4.0
The very effective strategy of the powerful turning ordinary people against one another is in full force, of course: cops are working class schmoes, t .. Flickfilosopher
3.0
Winter on Fire is often difficult to watch, but if you can make it to the end, itll be hard not to feel emotionally overwhelmed. Blogs Indie Wire
5.0
Its a lot more exciting than any action picture you will ever see. Tony Medley
3.8
Each of Afineevskys interviewees prove to be highly compelling characters is this brutal real life narrative, and audiences will surely bemoan how man .. Under The Radar Mag
4.0
This powerful documentary puts faces and feelings onto distant politics and provides vital background on whats at stake for the people of Ukraine. Film Forward
3.0
The longer it goes, the easier it becomes to be turned off by the frequent graphic violence that so frequently punctuates the narrative. The Film Experience
2.0
However, to criticize the film on strictly cinematic terms would be to miss the point, since this made for TV documentary finds itself clearly out of .. Cinema Scope
4.5
Winter on Fire omits key facts, which results in an audience whose understanding of Ukraines history, politics, regions, sociological makeup, and lang .. The Nation
3.0
Septuagenarian documentary god Patricio Guzman scored an enormous triumph with 2010s Nostalgia for the Light, one of the most important and under seen .. Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
1.5
But it is disjointed and lacking in any sort of political analysis. Louis Proyect



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