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Unfortunately, watching a movie with subtitles is never optimal. This is a decent fantasy story that has fairly solid acting. The movie gets a bit goofy in parts, but overall the script is not bad.

A good watchable Ukrainian fantasy movie. It is about a schoolboy who fears heights who gets sucked into some sort of vortex and is transported thousands of years into the past. the acting was very good and I was quite impressed with the fight scenes which was very good. It did not look like the special effects was cheap either. And to top it all it had a good storyline

The only problem was the sub titles which were a bit hit and miss in places as in some parts it is at a good speed that you can read it , then in other parts the sub title just flew past.

The movie was the biggest waste of my time. The Actors wasn't good and the whole movie was terrible

Viktor's parents died in a car crash when he was very young still. The car veered off a bridge and Viktor has a fear of heights ever since. When him and his friends go in a school group to the mountains to view an eclipse that only happens once in a hundred years, Viktor freezes up when they have to cross a hanging bridge, and runs away ashamed.

Shortly after, an earthquake hits and Viktor is sucked into a portal, transporting him to the year 1120AD. As soon as he arrives, his life is in danger, and is saved by the legendary knight Oleshko.

Oleshko takes him to their village, where Viktor explains that he was transported from the future. Once they believe him, Viktor learns their ways under Oleshko's guidance. In order to get back home again, Viktor has to find the Perun stone, but the evil Cumans are after the stone as well, hoping it will give them power.

'The Stronghold' is an action fantasy adventure and although there was much to enjoy here, it definitely would appeal more to a teen demographic. There's also a teen romance in the movie with Viktor falling in love with Olenka. Due to the fact they are just kids, I didn't care much for their romance, and it felt forced for the sake of a romantic interest. Oleshko and Rosanka's relationship would have made a far better romantic interest.

'The Stronghold' is predictable in the vein of teen protagonist fantasies. This is not a great movie, but nevertheless entertaining with interesting (not great) visuals. Also, Viktor was stuck in 1120AD for several days, if not weeks, yet when he returned to his world, he appeared to have been away for a few seconds only. Does time move super slow in the past? Yes, I know this is high fantasy, but even so there has to be some sort of logic.

This film is an acceptable and cute children's film. However, its weaknesses are several. The film is too slow and boring and the plot holes and inconsistencies are numerous and make the film largely without any purpose. To criticize is also the evolution of the protagonist who is too fast at the expense of the overall slowness of the film.