Battleship Potemkin

Critical Rankings

• Metacritic #50
• BFI Sight & Sound #55

Synopsis

Based on the historical events the movie tells the story of a riot at the battleship Potemkin. What started as a protest strike when the crew was given rotten meat for dinner ended in a riot. The sailors raised the red flag and tried to ignite the revolution in their home port Odessa.

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