Under Deadly Skies: Ukraine's Eastern Front

2023

Documentary

IMDb Rating 8.2/10 10 72 72

Plot summary

Veteran war reporter John Sweeney and Byline TV filmmaker Caolan Robertson hit the road with war photographer Paul Conroy and journalist Zarina Zabrisky to gather compelling evidence for the use of illegal weapons and the torture of civilians in Ukraine, as well as examining the reality of life and conditions faced by ordinary people on Ukraine's eastern front.

Director

Caolan Robertson Photo
Caolan Robertson

Top cast

John Sweeney Photo
John Sweeney as Self
Paul Conroy Photo
Paul Conroy as Self
Zarina Zabrisky Photo
Zarina Zabrisky as Self
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524.97 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
us  fr  
24 fps
12 hr 57 min
Seeds 69
974.61 MB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
us  fr  
24 fps
12 hr 57 min
Seeds 100+

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by PMitchel87 9 / 10

A deeply moving documentary that lays bare the reality of Russian war crimes

Despite coming from the frontline of Ukraine's war with Russia, The Eastern Front: Terror and Torture in Ukraine barely focusses on the battles and military conflict at all.Instead the filmmakers travel to villages and cities to talk to ordinary people about the impact the war - particularly war crimes committed by the Russians - is having on them.The bombastic military approach isn't missed here. There are moments of danger and you can feel that at any point the front line is only a few miles away but for the most part it is the honesty and the fear of the "characters" that shines through.This creates a deeply moving and confronting account of the war and the way it can very quickly turn the lives of people just like you and me upside down. From old ladies hiding under the couch as their apartments are shelled to victims of torture reliving their experiences in the cells they were kept in, it is the normalcy of the people in this film - facing an extraordinary situation - that makes it so compelling and powerful.It references some of the misinformation about the war in Western media without fanning the flames or taking a tit-for-tat approach. Instead letting the stories of the people in the film speak for themselves. It's a harrowing and eye opening documentary well worth a watch if you want to know what's really happening in Ukraine.
Reviewed by judithfournel 10 / 10

Highly recommended

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