Ukraine (Documentaries)
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1. Mariupol. Unlost Hope (2022)
62 min | Documentary
It follows the people who spent the first month of the invasion in the city of Mariupol.
Director: Maksim Litvinov
Votes: 142
2. 20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
TV-PG | 95 min | Documentary, War
As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.
Director: Mstyslav Chernov | Stars: Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Liudmyla Amelkina, Roman Golovanov
Votes: 20,024
3. Year (2023)
143 min | Documentary, War
A documentary film-project by Dmytro Komarov. He was the first journalist to witness and film the horrors of the just-liberated towns of Bucha, Irpin and Hostomel. He saw the first emotions... See full summary »
Director: Dmitriy Komarov | Stars: Dmitriy Komarov, Kyrylo Budanov, Oleksii Reznikov, Valerii Fedorovych Zaluzhnyi
Votes: 300
4. Fortress Mariupol. Intro (2022)
3 min | Documentary, Short
The capture of Mariupol by the Russian army was one of the tragic consequences of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. A girl with the call sign "Nava", who worked in the press ... See full summary »
Director: Yuliia Hontaruk
Votes: 9
5.
Panorama (1953– )
Episode:
Mariupol: The People's Story
(2022)
Documentary, News
From a thriving city to a war-torn ruin. The people of Mariupol share powerful and shocking stories of bravery, loss and determination as the Ukraine war unfolded.
Director: Robin Barnwell | Stars: Alevtina Shvetsova, Diana Berg, Oksana, Nikita
Votes: 97
6. Fortress Mariupol. Orest (2022)
18 min | Documentary, Short
From the beginning of the siege of Azovstal by the Russians the director had conversations with soldiers of the Azov Regiment, revealing their portraits. This film is dedicated to Dmytro ... See full summary »
Director: Yuliia Hontaruk | Star: Dmytro 'Orest' Kozatskyi
Votes: 12
7. Fortress Mariupol. Kirt (2022)
16 min | Documentary, Short
From the beginning of the siege of Azovstal by the Russians the director had conversations with soldiers of the Azov Regiment, revealing their portraits. This film is dedicated to Kirt. ... See full summary »
Director: Yuliia Hontaruk
Votes: 7
8. Fortress Mariupol. Bars (2022)
10 min | Short, Documentary
From the beginning of the siege of Azovstal by the Russians the director had conversations with soldiers of the Azov Regiment, revealing their portraits. This film is dedicated to Bars - ... See full summary »
Director: Yuliia Hontaruk
Votes: 8
9. Fortress Mariupol. The Last Day at Azovstal (2022)
5 min | Short, Documentary
Dmytro Kozatsky with the call sign "Orest", head of the press service of the Azov Battalion (Azov Regiment), has been at the Metallurgical Combine Azovstal since the beginning of the siege ... See full summary »
Directors: Yuliia Hontaruk, Dmytro 'Orest' Kozatskyi | Star: Dmytro 'Orest' Kozatskyi
Votes: 29
10. Follow Me (I) (2022)
32 min | Documentary, Short
The film tells the story of a married couple of civilians who came under intense fire from the enemy Russian army in the Izyum region in their car. The 93rd "Kholodny Yar" military brigade,... See full summary »
Director: Lyubomyr Levytsky | Star: Vasyl Krutchak
Votes: 13
11. Against All Odds (2023)
Documentary
Follows the first month of the Russian-Ukrainian war, also features military experts and Ukrainian military leaders.
Director: Artem Lytvynenko | Stars: Andrzej Falkowski, Philip Jones, Ben Hodges
Votes: 6
12. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary on the unrest in Ukraine during 2013 and 2014, as student demonstrations supporting European integration grew into a violent revolution calling for the resignation of President Viktor F. Yanukovich.
Director: Evgeny Afineevsky | Stars: His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Said Ismagilov, Bishop Agapit, Archbishop Petro Malchuk
Votes: 20,626
13. Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2022)
TV-MA | 116 min | Documentary
The film depicts the horrible realities of this unprovoked war instigated by Vladimir Putin. It is an exploration of the courage of the Ukrainian people, fiercely determined to stand their ... See full summary »
Director: Evgeny Afineevsky | Stars: Dmytro 'Orest' Kozatskyi, Evgeniy Maloletka, Nataliia Nagorna, Ilia Novikov
Votes: 107
14. Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die (2017)
TV-14 | 112 min | Action, Drama, War
It is a story of a several-week-long military duty in September 2014. A group of military volunteers comes to Donetsk Airport for the first time - the Airport has been held by Ukrainians for more than four months of war.
Director: Akhtem Seitablaev | Stars: Makar Tikhomirov, Vyacheslav Dovzhenko, Andrey Isaenko, Viktor Zhdanov
Votes: 7,754
15.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (2018– )
Episode:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Special
(2022)
TV-MA | 44 min | Talk-Show
David Letterman visits war torn Kyiv, Ukraine to meet with, and interview, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the impact of the war with Russia on its people, economy, and relations with ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Steed | Stars: David Letterman, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Oleksandr Kamyshin, Yulia Stefanyuk
Votes: 506
16. Bad Roads (2020)
105 min | Drama
Four short stories are set along the roads of Donbas, Ukraine during the war.
Director: Natalya Vorozhbit | Stars: Igor Koltovskyy, Andrey Lelyukh, Volodymyr Hurin, Anna Zhurakovskaya
Votes: 859
17. Slava Ukraini (2023)
94 min | Documentary
From Kharkiv to Bakhmut to Kherson, filmmaker Bernard-Henri Lévy documents the ravages of the war in the Ukraine through testimonies from soldiers and civilians.
Directors: Bernard-Henri Lévy, Marc Roussel | Stars: Gilles Hertzog, Bernard-Henri Lévy
Votes: 305
18. Sniper. The White Raven (2022)
R | 111 min | Drama, War
After suffering a tragedy at the hand of invading soldiers in Donbas, an Ukrainian physics teacher seeks revenge. He sets his sights on an elite Russian sniper whose elimination could change the tide of the conflict.
Director: Marian Bushan | Stars: Pavlo Aldoshyn, Maryna Koshkina, Andrey Mostrenko, Roman Semysal
Votes: 6,058
19. U311 Cherkasy (2019)
102 min | Drama, History, War
The crew of Ukrainian NAVY minesweeper U311 "Cherkasy" is resisting seizure of the vessel by Russian army in Crimea in 2014.
Director: Tymur Yashchenko | Stars: Dmitriy Sova, Evgeniy Lamakh, Roman Semysal, Ruslan Koval'
Votes: 1,224
20. One Day in Ukraine (2022)
77 min | Documentary, Drama, War
This film plays out in Ukraine on a single day: March 14, 2022, the 2,944th day of the Russian-Ukrainian War. In the last few weeks, intense warfare has surreally mixed places and people ... See full summary »
Director: Volodymyr Tykhyy | Stars: Darya Astafieva, Ihor Lutsenko, Yevhen Nyshchuk, Roman Ratushnyy
Votes: 61
21. Breaking Point: The War for Democracy in Ukraine (2017)
98 min | Documentary
BREAKING POINT: The War for Democracy in Ukraine looks at people transformed by a democratic revolution, who give up their normal lives to fight a Russian invasion, in a war which has killed 10,000 and displaced 1.9 million Ukrainians.
Directors: Mark Jonathan Harris, Oles Sanin
Votes: 265
22. Debaltseve (2016)
49 min | Documentary, Action, History
Defense of Debaltseve. The brutal battle that unfolded in early 2015 and was completed on February 18-19, when the Ukrainian troops leaved bridgehead wich had surrounded. The truth about ... See full summary »
Director: Evgeny Stepanenko
Votes: 56
24. Kulturkrieg - Kunst als Waffe (2023 TV Movie)
Documentary
A documentary about art, its function, its meaning and its development during the Russian-Ukrainian war. About artists in real and creative trenches. Art has proven to be a strong tool for ... See full summary »
Director: Philipp Kohlhöfer | Stars: Antytila, Volodymyr Bezruky, Moisei Bondarenko, Demet Fey
25. Stronger Than Arms (2014)
78 min | Documentary, Drama, War
«Stronger than arms» shows the evolution of Ukrainian realities from the spontaneous attempt to capture the Administration of the President on December 1 to the bloody battles continuing ... See full summary »
Directors: Yuliia Hontaruk, Roman Liubyi, Ivan Sautkin, Volodymyr Tykhyy, Larysa Artiugina, Kostiantyn Kliatskin
Votes: 26
26. Evromaidan. Chornovy montazh (2014)
60 min | Documentary
In autumn of 2013, the Ukrainian government suspended meetings regarding accession to the EU. This prompted a period of civil unrest culminating in the resignation of pro-Russian president ... See full summary »
Directors: Roman Bondarchuk, Kateryna Gornostai, Yuliia Hontaruk, Andrey Kiselyov, Roman Liubyi, Andriy Lytvynenko, Aleksey Solodunov, Dmitry Stoykov, Oleksandr Techynskyi, Volodymyr Tykhyy
Votes: 59
27. War Note (2020)
72 min | Documentary
Personal videos from the phones, camcorders, cameras and GoPros of Ukrainian soldiers are woven into a surreal journey to the front line of the war with Russia. The film shows a bizarre ... See full summary »
Director: Roman Liubyi
Votes: 93
28. Train Kyiv-War (2020)
72 min | Documentary
"The Train: Kyiv - War" is a full-length documentary film directed by Korniy Gricyuk. The dramatic history of the Kyiv-Kostyantynivka train, with its passengers' unique fates, pain, ... See full summary »
Director: Kornii Hrytsiuk | Stars: Kornii Hrytsiuk, Tasia Pugach
Votes: 45
29. Ukraïner. The Movie (2019)
85 min | Documentary
The story of the everyday life of one of the most unknown countries on the European continent. The film tells the stories of heroes from different parts of Ukraine, their life and life, ... See full summary »
Director: Mykola Nosok
Votes: 22
30. Inner Wars (2020)
68 min | Documentary, War
Since the uprising of a pro Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine in 2014, hundreds of woman joined the army. Only a few made it to the front line. Filmmaker Masha embeds herself in the war... See full summary »
Director: Masha Kondakova
Votes: 74
31. Vilna liudyna. Proshcha (2022)
99 min | Documentary
This is an incredible story of Valerii Markus (Valerii Ananiev), a paratrooper of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a veteran of the Anti-Terrorist Operation, a blogger, traveler and author of ... See full summary »
Director: Sergii Dmytrenko | Stars: Valerii Ananiev, Oleksandr Polozhynskyi, Yanina Sokolova
32. Eurodonbas (2022)
73 min | Documentary
The investigative documentary Eurodonbas aims to debunk Soviet myths and bring to light that more than 100 years ago, Donbas was an integral part of the European economy.
Director: Kornii Hrytsiuk
Votes: 51
33. Borsch. The Secret Ingredient (2020)
80 min | Documentary
Meat-based or vegetarian, with or without beans, potatoes in or out, tomato sauce or real tomatoes added, dried mushrooms or smoked pears, or maybe just mom's borsch? Which variant should ... See full summary »
Director: Dmytro Kochnev | Star: Yevgen Klopotenko
Votes: 182
34. In the Rearview (2023)
84 min | Documentary
A small van traverses war-torn roads, picking up Ukrainians as they abandon their homes at the front. Shuttling them across the battered landscape into exile, the van becomes a fragile refuge, a zone for its passengers' confidences.
Director: Maciek Hamela
Votes: 194
35. Vice News Presents - City Under Fire: Inside the War in Ukraine (2023)
Documentary
With exclusive access to Ukrainian officials, soldiers and civilians, explore the human cost and strategic decisions made to save their most key city in an endless war with Russia.
Directors: Adam Desiderio, Ben C. Solomon | Star: Ben C. Solomon
36. Superpower (2023)
115 min | Documentary
Follows the events happening in Ukraine and the truth about Russia's invasion of the country.
Directors: Aaron Kaufman, Sean Penn | Stars: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Andrii Yermak, Steven Pifer, Christopher Miller
Votes: 1,614
37. War Zone: Bear Grylls meets President Zelenskyy (2023 TV Special)
44 min | Documentary
Director: Bart Corpe | Stars: Bear Grylls, Scott Heffield
Votes: 342
38. Ukraine, Life Under Russia's Attack (2022)
48 min | Documentary
In February 2022, Russia launched a military assault on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, and the Ukrainians refused to surrender. Filmed during the first three months of the unprovoked ... See full summary »
Directors: Mani Benchelah, Patrick Tombola | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Will Lyman
Votes: 113
39. Teachers. Holidays in the Occupation (2022)
61 min | Documentary
During the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the spring of 2022, Russian troops occupied the suburbs of the capital for more than a month. This film is dedicated to the educators of the ... See full summary »
Director: Kostiantyn Kliatskin | Star: Roman Kulish
40. Mariupol: The People's Story (2022 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, War
Mixed with the testimonies of a dozen survivors, most of them young women, terrible scenes retrace from the inside the siege of Mariupol, a large port in southeastern Ukraine on the Sea of ... See full summary »
Director: Robin Barnwell | Stars: Alevtina Shvetsova, Diana Berg, Oksana, Nikita
Votes: 220
42. Porcelain War (2024)
87 min | Documentary
Under roaring fighter jets, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although it's easy to make people afraid, it's hard to destroy their passion for living.
Directors: Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
Votes: 236
43. Bucha (2024)
Thriller | Post-production
The story of a Jewish refugee from Kazakhstan who in the spring of 2022 saved hundreds of Ukrainians in Bucha and other cities and towns occupied by Russian troops.
Director: Stanislav Tiunov | Stars: Sergey Strelnikov, Cezary Lukaszewicz, Artemiy Egorov, Vyacheslav Dovzhenko
44. Us, Our Pets and the War (2024)
79 min | Documentary
The film highlights the stories of people and their pets against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Director: Anton Ptushkin
Votes: 79
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