"Within the Whirlwind" tells the story of a woman who is sent to a Gulag and already lost hope when she meets a doctor that brings back her will to live and a sense of purpose in life.
Undoubtedly, the movie tells a tremendous story and is in many ways very touching. All actors deliver a solid performance and you can see that producers tried to treat the topic with dignity and empathy. However, personally I think that in ways of storytelling and filmmaking, this film lacks a few percent to divide it from the many better tv productions that have dealt with similar stories and topics in the last years.
All in all this is by no means a bad movie and will probably touch a lot of people very strongly. However as someone who has seen a lot of movies within this very genre, I just have to say that it doesn't stand out in my opinion.
Undoubtedly, the movie tells a tremendous story and is in many ways very touching. All actors deliver a solid performance and you can see that producers tried to treat the topic with dignity and empathy. However, personally I think that in ways of storytelling and filmmaking, this film lacks a few percent to divide it from the many better tv productions that have dealt with similar stories and topics in the last years.
All in all this is by no means a bad movie and will probably touch a lot of people very strongly. However as someone who has seen a lot of movies within this very genre, I just have to say that it doesn't stand out in my opinion.