SummaryMaidan chronicles the civil uprising that toppled the government of Ukrainian president Victor Yanukovich and has since developed into an international crisis between Russia and the West. Filmed in stunning long takes, sans commentary, Maidan is a record of a momentous historical event and an extraordinary study of the popular uprising as a socia... Read More
Directed By:Sergey Loznitsa
Maidan
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Universal Acclaim
86
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Generally Favorable
6.1
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
100% Positive
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Dec 9, 2014
100
Easily the most rigorous, vital, and powerful movie of 2014, Sergei Loznitsa's Maidan may be a perfect Bazinian cinema-machine — reality is captured, crystallized, honored for its organic complexity, and delivered unpoisoned by exposition or emphasis.
Dec 9, 2014
100
Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s Maidan harkens back to the heroic, journalistic roots of documentary-making and yet feels ineffably modern and formally daring. It’s a tiny marvel of a movie.
Dec 9, 2014
83
If you have the patience to play the role of silent witness for the full two hours, Maidan is a rewarding experience and an alarmingly important wake-up call for those still in the dark about one of today's most critical situations.
Feb 18, 2015
80
Maidan is a stunning piece of political cinema and a documentary of quietly moving power and beauty.
Feb 17, 2015
80
Courageous and indelible account and an invaluable perspective of the protests.
Dec 10, 2014
75
It puts the viewer inside Maidan, allowing them to draw their own conclusions about the ideas and agendas espoused by the movement's leaders and participants.
Dec 11, 2014
70
Maidan is a film of scale and immediacy, finding artistry, for better or worse, in bearing witness.
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Oct 26, 2015
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This has got to be the worst documentary I have ever seen. The "long takes" cinematography makes watching paint dry more enjoyable. And the reviews by the critics. Where did they come from? Are these critics legitimate or were they paid to lie? This so called documentary is nothing more than terrible actors told to stand in front of a camera or walk by it frequently. Loznitsa also missed the fact that most protesters were young/students, not 40 and older. If you want to see an accurate depiction of the real Maidan, watch Winter on Fire.
Production Company:
- Atoms & Void
Release Date:Dec 12, 2014
Duration:2 h 14 m
Awards
Astra Film Festival Sibiu
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
International Cinephile Society Awards
• 1 Nomination
