You're reading: Variety: Netflix sets premiere of ‘winter on fire’ Ukraine citizen uprising documentary

Netflix will bow its latest original documentary, “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom,” from director Evgeny Afineevsky, on Oct. 9 for streaming members worldwide.

The film covers the unrest in Ukraine over 93 days in 2013 and 2014, as student demonstrations supporting European integration grew into a violent revolution calling for the resignation of President Viktor F. Yanukovich. The docu is slated to make its world premiere at the 72nd Venice Film Festival in September.

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