article_snippet.sent: And despite the freeze in ties between both nations that has seen Ukraine ban a slew of modern Russian films, the $5million (£3m) movie was launched last week with glitzy gala premieres in both Moscow and KievMoscow Kiev.
article_snippet.sent: Director Sergei Mokritsky, who grew up in Ukraine but lives in Russia, told AFP: 'Despite everything, it has been accepted both by the new Ukrainian authorities and our Russian ones. '
article_snippet.sent: The new biopic was shot on location in Sevastopol in November and December 2013 during the Maidan popular uprising in Kiev, shortly before the toppling of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych and Russia's annexation of Crimea. '
article_snippet.sent: I thought shortly before the toppling of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych and Russia's annexation of Crimea can't stop filming, whatever happens,' Mokritsky recalled. '
article_snippet.sent: The differing titles for the film highlight some of the bitterest divisions between Russia and Ukraine.
article_snippet.sent: In Russian, the title 'Battle for Sevastopol' resonates with the patriotic fervour generated by Crimea's annexation in March last year.
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile, the Ukrainian name 'Indestructible' hints at the national spirit as government forces battle a pro-Russian uprising in the country's east.
article_snippet.sent: We see it as a Ukrainian film,' a spokesman for Kiev's state film agency told AFP, saying that 79 percent of the film's financing is Ukrainian, both from the state and private investors.
article_snippet.sent: It's very important today that it's a Ukrainian-Russian co-production.
article_snippet.sent: BATTLE FOR Sevastopol: .
highlights_snippet.sent: Aims to be a hit in both countries despite the ongoing crisis in Ukraine .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Has been launched with glitzy gala premieres in both Moscow and Kiev .
  