When the Trees Fall
2018 · Movie · 89 min · ★ 6.1
Five-year-old Vitka and her teenage cousin Larysa both yearn for a life beyond the archaic rules and restricting confines of their small, godforsaken Ukrainian village. Despite her family's staunch objections, Larysa falls wildly in love with Scar, a handsome ex-convict. Hoping to leave their troubled past behind, the two plot their escape. Scar agrees to take on a criminal job in the city. Larysa, meanwhile, fends off an arranged marriage and awaits his return.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-09-20
- Language
- UK
- Runtime
- 89 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (20 votes)
Themes
- symbolism
- coming of age
- domestic violence
- little girl
- woman director
- ukrainian village
- ukrainian folklore
- traumatized woman
Cast & crew
Anastasiia Pustovit
as Larysa
Sofia Khalaimova
as Vitka
Maksym Samchyk
as Scar
Maria Svizhinska
as Ostapivna
Alla Samoilenko
as Tamara
Yevhenii Hryhoriev
as Kostik
- PP
Petro Pastukhov
as Vityulya
Mariia Trepikova
as Lenka
Aelita Nazarenko
as Nastya
- VB
Volodymyr Bezdomnikov
as Yukhym
Directed by Marysia Nikitiuk