The film tells about the three-week resistance of a crew from mine-sweeper with the same name during the events in the Crimea in 2014. However, due to the COVID pandemic Cherkasy theatrical distribution was cut short, and only in July, after the lockdown measures were relaxed, the theatrical screenings of the film were resumed.
After the end of theatrical screenings, the life cycle of Cherkasy did not come to end. In the first month of autumn this military action drama becomes available for viewing on popular online platforms which become more and more important in quarantine reality. On September 1 the film can be acquired for an unlimited term at MEGOGO, SWEET.TV, OLL.TV. Starting from September 15 after paying a fixed sum and during the set time frame the film can be viewed on VOLIA, 1+1 VIDEO, Takflix, MEGOGO, SWEET.TV and OLL.TV.
Synopsis: It is February 2014. Occupation of the Crimean peninsula is starting. Cherkasy mine-sweeper is coming back to the base but the port is already lost. Together with other ships of the Ukrainian fleet, it is blocked in Donuzlav lake as the way to the sea is closed off by sunken ships. The story is based on real events about the last ship in the Crimea that resisted and continued its courageous fight.
Director: Tymur Yaschenko
Cameraman: Yuriy Dunay
Producers: Marta Lotysh, Iryna Klymenko
Screenwriters: Tymur Yaschenko, Robert Kvilman
Genre: military action drama
Art director: Oleksiy Velychko
Sound directors: Volodymyr Tretyakov, Farid Mbaydin
Composer: Anton Baybakov
Vocals: Катя Chilly Group 432 Hz
Editor: Oleksandr Chorniy
Makeup artist: Maria Pilunska
Costume designer: Daria Kochneva
Co-director: Daryna Lukashenko
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