Cherkasy

I was keen to watch this movie because of the atrocity that's right now, as I type this, being committed by Russia against the sovereign State and the people of Ukraine.

This movie, "U311 Cherkazy", is supposed to be about the Russians' annexation of the Crimea in 2014. But it isn't really about that at all.

You know, as something of a student of cinema and with a very, very large collection of movies, TV series etc on DVD and Blu-ray, I think the thing that most pisses me off is a movie that fails to deliver the goods. A very good example of this is the movie "Barry" which is SUPPOSEDLY about the early life of Barack Obama, but just isn't. That movie said nothing substantive about the young black man who would become President of the USA and this movie U311 Cherkasy, says next to nothing about what happened in the Black Sea and in the Crimea in 2014.

This movie runs only about 90 minutes but it was 57 minutes in before any Russian even appeared, menacingly or otherwise. The rest of the movie just involved minor skirmishes between the Russians and those few Ukrainians who, on that occasion, decided to give even the smallest FU to the Russians who would ultimately steal a part of Ukraine in what turned out to be something of a rehearsal for the terrible things that they're doing in the rest of Ukraine now. Eight years later.

I found "U311 Cherkasy" very much a waste of my time. It promised a lot, said very little, showed nearly nothing and simply failed to deliver.

Very, very poor in my opinion. 4 out of 10

JMVScotland.

What impresses in this movie? The reality. The actors and the team didn't try to show Ukrainian side as an ideal and wonderful world which fights with the other. They showed a story of people who loved their motherland even if it is poor and is in trouble.

We see 2 stories - one is a Lev story. The 29 y.o. from village who lost all his connections to this world and finds his new life in Cherkasy ship.

The second story is the sailor world. With all their daily life, bad food, bad climate and soviet equipment.

When two these worlds collided with the third one - Russians, we feel the grief and misfortune of poor people. And real patriots.

Nice music at the end. Nice atmosphere. Thank you.

Ukrainian cinema is starting to become strong and interesting! Hope to see new paintings in the future! Cherkasy - a great picture!

Truthfully depicted, atmospheric and emotional. The plot and picture are rich and interesting, especially considering such a small budget.

In view of recent events, interest in Ukrainian military films is growing. In my opinion, this movie is definitely worth watching. The depiction of the events preceding the Russian aggression is quite accurate. This is confirmed by a large number of underestimates from Rusbots.

This is not a high-budget blockbuster, not a Marvel fantasy, but a movie about people, about their experiences and about the sense of dignity and duty, the desire for freedom even in front of a stronger enemy.

I have been to the frontline on the Crimea border just a few meters from the little green man and the warzone in Donbass so I watched this movie with great curiosity.

Some of the stories in the movie, for example why people changed sides and joined the Russians, I heard from Ukrainian officers just after the events - they are accurate. The drinking "lifestyle" of rural Ukraine is also accurately and honestly depicted. The average Ukrainian village is indeed not a happy place.

This movie is of course shows the Ukrainain side of the story, but does not make monsters out of the Russians. Good point. This is not some cheap black and white propaganda flick. Still, the movie is confusing, with somewhat obscure storylines. Yes, there is a message in it, a bit too obvious to be really effective. With more skill, it could have been a good movie, but it is not. Still, for those interested in the war in Ukraine, I recommend it.