Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- paranoid
- foreboding
- serious
- war film marathon
- historical drama night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Captain Banderas and his agents attempt to identify and neutralize the Russian emissary Khodok during the 2014 conflict.
Banderas operates in his former home village, where residents regard him as a traitor and Ukrainian forces as hostile outsiders.
The mission is complicated by the village's distrust of Banderas and the Ukrainian military amid sabotage and invasion.
The story is explicitly set in the ATO zone east of Ukraine during the fall of 2014.
Films like Call Sign "Banderas", and why
The Mark of Cain
shared contemporary military conflict, counterintelligence suspense, and morally pressured soldiers
The Trench
shared war drama atmosphere, divided loyalties, and grounded battlefield tension
In the Fade
shared Eastern European war setting, political conflict, and investigative thriller structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Zaza Buadze
- Release Date
- 2018-10-11
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (18)
Cast
- Oleh Shulha
- Yuliia Chepurko
- Serhii Lefor
- Oleh Voloshchenko
- Mykhailo Ozerov
- Anton Andriushchenko
- Volodymyr Romanko
- Oleh Oneshchak
- Oleh Vlasov
- Marta Papych
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Call Sign "Banderas" about?
- A Ukrainian captain returns to his alienated home village to hunt a Russian operative amid the sabotage and fractured loyalties of the Donbas war.
- What is Call Sign "Banderas" like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Call Sign "Banderas" as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Call Sign "Banderas" violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Call Sign "Banderas" as brutal.
- Which films are like Call Sign "Banderas"?
- Films with a similar feel include The Mark of Cain, The Trench, and In the Fade.
- How long is Call Sign "Banderas"?
- Call Sign "Banderas" runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch Call Sign "Banderas"?
- In United States, Call Sign "Banderas" streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
