Maidan

Maidan is a 2014 documentary film, directed by Sergei Loznitsa. It focuses on the Euromaidan movement of 2013 and 2014 in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Ukraine's capital Kyiv. It was filmed during the protests and depicts different aspects of the revolution, from the peaceful rallies to bloody clashes between police and civilians. The film premiered on May 21, 2014 at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. It had a theatrical release in the United States on December 12, 2014. Synopsis The film explores and follows the protests and violence in Kyiv's Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) which lead to the overthrow of President Viktor Yanukovych. Releases After its premiere at Cannes, the film had a theatrical release in France on May 23, 2014. The film was released in Ukraine on July 24, 2014. It had a limited release in US on December 12, 2014 before expanding world wide on February 20, 2015, which coincided with the date of the revolution in Ukraine. As of April 2018, the movie had not yet been shown in Russia.