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(February 19, 2017) Original

Release Date:

February 24, 2017

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Set in 1930s Ukraine, as Stalin advances the ambitions of communists in the Kremlin, young artist Yuri battles to save his lover Natalka from the Holodomor, the death-by-starvation program that ultimately killed millions of Ukrainians.”

Poster Rating: B- / C

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Review: (#1) Conjuring images of past romantic epics like Doctor Zhivago, this poster design has solid balance, but the upper background blandness is mildly distracting. (#2) If the dullish background of the first design weren’t bad enough, they double the amount of it in this poster. While it’s clearly supposed to be destruction wafting through the wind and thus accentuate the perils against which these lovers are fighting, it is ultimately uninteresting.

Trailer Rating: C

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Review: Trying desperately to capitalize on current events revolving around Russia and the Ukraine, the war-set romance looks antiquated and the stars aren’t selling it very well with the unimpressive performances suggested by this trailer.

Oscar Prospects:

None.

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Posters

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