Overview
A gripping tale of courage and sacrifice unfolds in the heart of a war-torn city.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- solemn
- patriotic
- historical reflection
- serious movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized the film's forceful Ukrainian wartime perspective and nuanced mixture of heroic and antiheroic soldiers, while some found its narrative weak and its political purpose overt.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Ukrainian soldiers display both heroic and antiheroic behavior during their duty at Donetsk Airport.
Dialogue fluctuates between Russian and Ukrainian as the volunteers confront the Donbas conflict.
The Ukrainian-held Donetsk Airport functions as both the unit's battlefield and a national symbol of resistance.
The story depicts several weeks of military duty in September 2014 during the War in Donbas, before the conflict had ended.
Films like Cyborgs, and why
The Outpost
shared contemporary war drama, ensemble soldiers, and intense combat realism
Black Hawk Down
shared war-film focus on camaraderie, battlefield duty, and moral pressure
Hacksaw Ridge
shared patriotic military drama, grounded combat, and competing heroic and antiheroic perspectives
Movie Details
- Director
- Akhtem Seitablaiev
- Release Date
- 2017-12-07
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (67)
Cast
- Viacheslav Dovzhenko
- Makar Tykhomyrov
- Andrii Isaienko
- Viktor Zhdanov
- Oleksandr Piskunov
- Kostiantyn Temliak
- Roman Semysal
- Natalia Moseychuk
- Roman Yasinovskiy
- Oleh Scherbyna
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Brew, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cyborgs about?
- At a battered Ukrainian airport, volunteer soldiers forge uneasy solidarity while defending a position that has become a symbol of national resistance.
- What is Cyborgs like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cyborgs as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Cyborgs violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Cyborgs as brutal.
- What did critics think of Cyborgs?
- Critics broadly recognized the film's forceful Ukrainian wartime perspective and nuanced mixture of heroic and antiheroic soldiers, while some found its narrative weak and its political purpose overt.
- Which films are like Cyborgs?
- Films with a similar feel include The Outpost, Black Hawk Down, and Hacksaw Ridge.
- How long is Cyborgs?
- Cyborgs runs 112 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cyborgs?
- In United States, Cyborgs streams on Amazon Prime Video, Brew, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
