Maïdan chronicles a civil uprising against the regime of president Yanukovych which took place in Kiev (Ukraine) in the winter of 2013/14. The film follows the progress of the revolution: from peaceful rallies half a million strong in the Maïdan square to the bloody street battles between the protestors and riot police. Maïdan is a portrait of an awakening nation rediscovering its identity. Director Sergei Loznitsa rises above current political issues and looks at the nature of the popular uprising as a social cultural and philosophical phenomenon. A powerful... mix of enthusiasm heroic struggle terror courage aspiration people's solidarity folk culture passion and self-sacrifice Maïdan is a stunning cinematic canvas combining classical film making style and documentary urgency. [show more]
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Documentary centred around the civil uprisings in Ukraine during 2013 and the eventual revolution of 2014. In November 2013 protestors took to the streets to express their dissatisfaction with President Viktor Yanukovych, his corrupt government and their increasingly close ties to Russia which culminated in the issuing of a multi-billion dollar loan. The protests began when citizens occupied Kiev's Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square with the film crew strategically placed at the heart of the movement. But what began peacefully resulted in violent clashes with police as the occupiers refused to yield the square and finally issued an ultimatum to engage in armed conflict if Yanukovych did not resign.
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