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Sniper: The White Raven

Sniper: The White Raven (Снайпер. Білий Ворон)

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Mykola is a physics teacher and pacifist, leading a tranquil life with his wife in Ukraine. Everything changes in 2014, when he suffers from an unspeakable tragedy at the hands of invading Russian soldiers. Hellbent on revenge, he disavows his peaceful ways and enlists to fight as a sniper.

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70

Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray

Bushan employs different styles throughout the film, revealing a knack for dynamic action that his more low-key first half-hour doesn’t suggest. He delivers the goods for anyone looking for an intense war movie — but he doesn’t let the shooting start until everyone understands the stakes.

70

The New York Times by Natalia Winkelman

Like many other movies trailing a lone gunslinger, Sniper: The White Raven builds to a tense face-off, which for our hero comes to represent a small measure of justice.

63

Movie Nation by Roger Moore

The action climax is solid, tense and exciting.

60

The Guardian by Cath Clarke

As a war movie written by a soldier this material feels oddly lacking in authenticity and authority. And yet it’s a noble attempt to honour the resilience of Ukrainians and the courage of ordinary people like Voronin, fighting for freedom.

35

TheWrap by Simon Abrams

While Sniper: The White Raven sometimes delivers solid meat-and-potatoes action movie violence, the rest of the film only confirms the hellish nature of war, which we’ve all seen before.