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The history of the film unfolds in the 1990s in Ukraine. The protagonist - a bandit nicknamed Rhinoceros - falls into the grip of the Ukrainian criminal world in the 1990s and begins his blo... Read allThe history of the film unfolds in the 1990s in Ukraine. The protagonist - a bandit nicknamed Rhinoceros - falls into the grip of the Ukrainian criminal world in the 1990s and begins his bloody path, which leads him not where he expected.The history of the film unfolds in the 1990s in Ukraine. The protagonist - a bandit nicknamed Rhinoceros - falls into the grip of the Ukrainian criminal world in the 1990s and begins his bloody path, which leads him not where he expected.
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- 5 wins & 18 nominations total
Maria Shtofa
- Rhino's Sister
- (as Mariia Shtofa)
Irina Mak
- Rhino's Mother
- (as Iryna Mak)
Vladyslav Derduga
- Cherep
- (as Vladyslav Derduga)
Volodymyr Shamray
- Batya
- (as Volodymyr 'Adolfych' Shamray)
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If we talk about this movie, we have to understand some context. Forget about "Gamer". This is a real debut of Oleh Sentsov.
About the subject: It's OK. In every case OK. Not genius, with addicted to genre cliche, but the most important thing - it works. It is interesting to watch the movie from the beginning till the end.
Characters: Nice cast. You believe in personalities. If they say, a bandit has nickname Skull - you understand why.
Visual: a little bit more of hand camera and non-stabled plans, but in fact good. Especially there is no romantic vision of 90-s in Ukraine. Brutal time looks brutal and it's good.
In general I will recomend this movie, but not for people who doesn't like brutal violence.
About the subject: It's OK. In every case OK. Not genius, with addicted to genre cliche, but the most important thing - it works. It is interesting to watch the movie from the beginning till the end.
Characters: Nice cast. You believe in personalities. If they say, a bandit has nickname Skull - you understand why.
Visual: a little bit more of hand camera and non-stabled plans, but in fact good. Especially there is no romantic vision of 90-s in Ukraine. Brutal time looks brutal and it's good.
In general I will recomend this movie, but not for people who doesn't like brutal violence.
Great movie depicting 1990s in Ukraine and life of criminals in the country during this period. Big kudos to Oleg Sentsov for using Ukrainian language: even though this isn't historically accurate, it sounds very organic and proves Ukrainian can be used in any setting.
Fortunate to see this at the Venice Film Festival and what a crazy ride. Forced to be up and close with characters in a world that has no breaks. Felt transported and loved every minute of it. Definitely not for the faint of heart.
In my opinion this is quite a remarkable piece of storytelling. Dark, brutal - very, very brutal - but never quite bleak. You see the humanity that is - or, at least was - in the central character and you hope he can find some kind of salvation. Will he find redemption, or sink deeper into the quagmire of his life. Or will justice catch up with him? No spoilers...
This is the kind of film I usually hate. They often portray a fantasy criminal world, with a 'good guy' who lives happily ever after, or portray the the criminals as the dregs of society and you don't care what happens to them. This movie manages to be completely different and keeps you interested right to the end.
I'm glad I liked this film. Sentsov became something of a hero to me after his imprisonment (even though I'm too old to have heroes and he would hate to be a hero to anyone). He's a man of intelligence, integrity and courage, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of his work.
This is the kind of film I usually hate. They often portray a fantasy criminal world, with a 'good guy' who lives happily ever after, or portray the the criminals as the dregs of society and you don't care what happens to them. This movie manages to be completely different and keeps you interested right to the end.
I'm glad I liked this film. Sentsov became something of a hero to me after his imprisonment (even though I'm too old to have heroes and he would hate to be a hero to anyone). He's a man of intelligence, integrity and courage, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of his work.
This Ukrainian crime film, speaking of a petty hoodlum story, is certainly not for the squeamish, not for the sissies. It is brutal, bloody, cruel, but not without spirit. It is brilliant, a real testimony of the Ukrainian society, hopeless, desperate, but not without conscience. This petty hoodlum diary is predictable and the extreme violence never gratuitous, at last that's my own opinion. It is gritty, tough but poignant, sensitive, gloomy and not for all audiences. I have seen such films from indie film industries from many countries and I really love this. Forget the Hollywood crap. Watch this instead. The opening sequence in a long take is incredible.
Did you know
- TriviaFirst Ukrainian narrative film picked by Netflix.
- GoofsIn a scene taking place approximately in 1993-1994 there is a box of Kresko cookies. Established by AVK confectionery company, the cookies were introduced in 2010's.
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- Rhino
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- $125,486
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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