Kruty 1918

Ukraine, 1918. As a Bolshevik army of about 4.000 men, commanded by General Muravyov, advances towards Kyiv, with the aim of capturing the city, a small Ukrainian unit of 400 soldiers -about 300 of which are students- is resisting near the railroad station of Kruty. The clash between the opposite and unequal forces rages, with terrible fury. Young people, like Spartan soldiers, sacrifice themselves in a struggle against aggressors.

Kruty 1918 is a 2019 drama war movie directed by Aleksey Shaparev, starring Evgeniy Lamakh, Nadiya Koverska, Vitaliy Saliy. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.9/10 from 1,254 votes and runs 1h 50m.