Sergei Loznitsa’s latest film, Maidan, falls firmly in the tradition of documentaries that use the real to question the possibilities of cinema. Those expecting a more activist documentary like Jehane Noujaim’s The Square might come away dissatisfied with Maidan, but this shouldn’t stop filmgoers from experiencing what is ultimately one of the most honest depictions of popular protest ever filmed.
Following the events of the Ukrainian popular uprising of 2013, in which citizens occupied Maidan Square for several months to protest the Ukraine’s alliance with Russia rather than the EU, the film is primarily composed of wide shots and (Read more…)
