A story about Yuri (Max Irons), an artistic soul born into a family of Cossacks' warriors, who struggles to win the approval of his grandfather Ivan (Terence Stamp) and father Yaroslav (Barry Pepper), and to win the heart of Natalka (Samantha Barks). He finds his life changed forever with the invasion of the Red Army, and the subsequent persecution of his family and fellow countrymen as Stalin’s regime of terror extends across Eastern Europe. 乌克兰大饥荒,很少被触及的沉重题材,事件跨度时间很长根本不是100分钟能讲清楚的,但是导演却用了末流战争电影喜好的手撕鬼子与妹子逃亡的手段拍了这个故事,加上主演们的英式口音分分钟出戏到苏格兰来个勇敢之心。这片亮点也只在画面主角颜值加上一些民族猎奇,本片由马克斯·艾恩斯、《悲惨世界》主演萨曼莎·巴克斯及《拯救大兵瑞恩》的神枪手巴里佩珀等出演。