Khaytarma

i'm being generous with the "4". while the movie has gorgeous video, there simply is no plot, no story line. i'm thinking the version i watched in ukrainian, but could have been Russian. regardless, i really saw no story or plot unfolding. i should add their were no subtitles. this is usually no problem when watching Chinese movies. some things are self evident and Chinese movies are so heavy with melodrama that you are saying "enough already" before the conclusion.

my interest in the movie is because my father in law is ukrainian. he is not from crimea, but i pick up knowledge of the country in bits and pieces. while i can deduce that soviet authorities are directing the expulsion of these people, i am told nothing of who the people are, their history, what is the cause of the expulsion, etc. the movie did encourage me to google, where i find the population is Muslim and the russians have some proof that they were nazi collaborators. as confusing and complex as ukraine is, i know further research won't yield an answer of one side being "right". the movie offers no help in that respect.