Sniper: The White Raven

R

Released Jul 1, 2022

1 hr. 51 min.

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After suffering a senseless tragedy at the hand of invading soldiers in the Donbas region in 2014, a former Ukrainian physics teacher renounces his peaceful way of life and seeks revenge. Upon joining the military and earning a coveted spot as a sniper, he sets his sights on an elite Russian sniper whose elimination could change the tide of the conflict.

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Bandera

This movie provided a very accurate and chilling depiction of Russias criminal invasion of Ukraine.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/08/22

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Mirlin T

It's a good war action movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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diver049

Plus, plus for authenticity. It certainly doesn't put Russians in a good light, and that's another plus. I don't know if the US can make a war movie this good.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/05/23

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Eileen L

The subtitles really fast, and it was irritating to have to freeze the screen so that I could read them. I didn't understand why the reporter saying was necessary, as I don't believe it added anything to the movie more time could've been spent on a love affair between the husband and the wife. I guess that would be called backstory. I did feel the pain and I otherwise love the movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/22/23

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John O

Spoilers: This was a multidimensional success, a Ukrainian scientist, quasi-hippy in a makeshift hut in the country, teacher, pacifist in Donbas turns military sniper after wife and unborn child are killed by Russian fueled Ukrainian raiders. It shows news savvy split in Ukrainians, some fighting for Ukraine, some for Russia, with ethnic ties to Russia. But it mostly shows a conversion of the new sniper his comrades call Raven, telling soldiers who first find him, beaten, and his wife shot dead, as they bury her for him. Raven tells them only "We have to throw them out." And he gets very serious about this business, rising to the top sniper in his unit of maybe a dozen snipers, after surviving ridicule of being called a pacifist. Is it justice he seeks or revenge? Among the rest, this is the best explication of how a sniper unit trains and works, what they wear. After you shoot, don't move at all -- the enemy will look for even the slightest movement to return fire. When Raven sees the two who killed his pregnant wife, he ignores orders, opens fire and kills one. It gets his captain beside him killed. Later he sees the other one and kills him, too, on a mission to ferret out the top Russian sniper, who killed his captain. and Raven gets him too, not on a dry-gulch sniper shot, but up close and personal with a knife to the neck. At the end, he heads back to the war after a quick stop at his burned out home, with the peace sign in front made from white rocks on the ground. his wife's grave nearby. Plenty more to do. It's about Ukraine and fighting back against Russians and sympathizers. But it is on another level about any man's move to war, to avenge or protect his own family, not about politics, nor ethics.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/12/23

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Anne B

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie. The acting was superb and gave an insight of what the country Crimea went through during the take over from the Russians. It is such a grim view of war and feel the freedom countries need to see this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/26/23

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

A noble attempt to honour the resilience of Ukrainians and the courage of ordinary people like Voronin, fighting for freedom.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 27, 2022

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's well-made, a real explosion of a war movie -- but it's nationalistic.

Jul 6, 2022

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

Its release arrives as troubling reports on Russia’s invasion of the country break almost daily, and the movie’s themes of nationalism, rage and resilience resonate even as its glassiness holds viewers at a distance.

Jun 30, 2022

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Dan Buffa

Dose of Buffa

If there’s one takeaway outside of solid acting and a satisfying conclusion, it’s that the process of becoming a sniper and how one lives and operates is properly explored here.

Rated: B+

Feb 8, 2023

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Ricardo De Querol

El Pais (Spain)

Avoids touching upon human complexity: classic war movies know how to portray nuanced characters behind the enemy lines, even within the Nazis; but here, that just doesn't happen. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 18, 2022

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Sniper: The White Raven, which takes place during Ukraine's Donbas conflict, is one of the dullest war movies you'll ever see. The movie becomes cliché-ridden, with acting as hollow and action as trite as anything in a shoddy video game.

Sep 19, 2022

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Synopsis

After suffering a senseless tragedy at the hand of invading soldiers in the Donbas region in 2014, a former Ukrainian physics teacher renounces his peaceful way of life and seeks revenge. Upon joining the military and earning a coveted spot as a sniper, he sets his sights on an elite Russian sniper whose elimination could change the tide of the conflict.

Director: Marian Bushan
Screenwriter: Marian Bushan, Mykola Voronin
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co: UM Group
Rating: R (Some Sexuality/Nudity|Language|Bloody Images|Violence)
Genre: War, Action, Drama
Original Language: Ukrainian
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2022

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