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Title: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: Gusington on January 31, 2016, 04:33:46 PM
Just finished watching Winter on Fire, a documentary on the Ukrainian Maidan protests 2013-14, on Netflix and it is a great documentary.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4908644/

The last few minutes of it try to strike too much of a Hollywood happy ending and only briefly mention the resulting Russian attacks after the Maidan protests, but rarely has a film of any type struck such a chord with me. Watching how genuine, responsible and brave the people in this documentary were, and how vile the Ukrainian security forces were to their own people, it makes me wonder about human nature and gives me hope at the same time.

Watch it!
Title: Re: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: Nefaro on February 01, 2016, 03:42:58 PM
It's a good Doc.

Really needed a follow-up, though, as you mentioned. 

I felt like it cut off right after the opening events of the ongoing conflict.


I think Netflix also currently has another of the great full length docs about murderous civilian rampage, Nanking. 
Title: Re: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: mirth on February 01, 2016, 03:49:56 PM
I don't understand. Putin said the protests were a CIA plot.
Title: Re: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: Gusington on February 01, 2016, 06:15:07 PM
There are one or two Reuters docs I have seen on the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine, but nothing recently. Would love a good in depth doc on that.
Title: Re: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: Silent Disapproval Robot on February 01, 2016, 07:25:13 PM
I shall eat perogies tonight as a show of solidarity.

Title: Re: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: Gusington on February 01, 2016, 08:47:08 PM
Aren't perogies Polish?
Title: Re: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: Staggerwing on February 01, 2016, 08:50:02 PM
Quote from: Gusington on February 01, 2016, 08:47:08 PM
Aren't perogies Polish?

They're popular all over central and eastern Europe as well as the Baltics and Ukraine.
Title: Re: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: Gusington on February 01, 2016, 11:00:56 PM
How about in Lichtenstein?
Title: Re: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: Sir Slash on February 01, 2016, 11:39:00 PM
I'll bite. Lick what?
Title: Re: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: Staggerwing on February 02, 2016, 06:36:23 AM
A stein... you know, to get the last drop of pilsner.
Title: Re: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: BanzaiCat on February 02, 2016, 07:12:18 AM
Some people'll lick anything for that last drop.
Title: Re: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: mirth on February 02, 2016, 09:04:07 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on February 02, 2016, 07:12:18 AM
Some people'll lick anything for that last drop.

I am "some people".
Title: Re: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Post by: Sir Slash on February 02, 2016, 10:06:00 AM
I've always wondered, is that thumb-opener top thing a way to tell if you've had too much? If you can't operate it is it time to stop drinking? Or can you get a Buddy-Thumb Assist?