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Call Sign Banderas (2018)
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Original name: Позивний «Бандерас»
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the autumn of 2014, in the ATO zone, an intelligence group headed by experienced captain Anton Saienko (called by nickname "Banderas") tries to prevent sabotage and neutralize the Russian saboteur.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
counter intelligence, reconnaissance, war, terror, wartime, soldier, terrorism, prospector, fight, military, social problems, struggle for survival, fighting crime, diversion, showdown, crisis, terrorist, skinny dipping, invasion, ukrainian history, civil war, female nudity, insurgent, power struggle, propaganda ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014
Place:
ukraine, russia, eastern europe
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Story:
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