Monday Morning Maybe

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1929 | 83 min | Drama, War

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved All Quiet on the Western Front or War Horse, start here.
The mood
Intense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 23 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1929: an older pace and style.

A soldier returns to Kyiv after surviving a train crash and encounters clashes between nationalists and collectivists. The story of the suppression of the Bolshevik uprising at the Arsenal factory in Kyiv by the Central Council troops.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsWeak

    1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 6K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko

  • Semyon SvashenkoTymish
  • Amvrosii Buchmaa German soldier
  • Dmytro Erdmana German officer
  • Sergey Petrova German officer
  • Mykola KuchynskyiPetliura
  • Mykola Nademskyia nationalist with a lamp
  • Borys Zahorskyidead German soldier
  • Osyp MerlattiMykhailo Sadovskyi
  • Heorhii Khorkova Red Army soldier
  • Andrii Mykhailovskyinationalist