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When the Trees Fall

2018 · Movie · 89 min

6.3(20)unSUB Rating

FantasyCrimeRomance

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 (input)
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

    Anastasiia Pustovit

    as Larysa

  • Sofia Khalaimova

    Sofia Khalaimova

    as Vitka

  • Maksym Samchyk

    Maksym Samchyk

    as Scar

  • Maria Svizhinska

    Maria Svizhinska

    as Ostapivna

  • Alla Samoilenko

    Alla Samoilenko

    as Tamara

  • Yevhenii Hryhoriev

    Yevhenii Hryhoriev

    as Kostik

  • PP

    Petro Pastukhov

    as Vityulya

  • Mariia Trepikova

    Mariia Trepikova

    as Lenka

  • Aelita Nazarenko

    Aelita Nazarenko

    as Nastya

  • VB

    Volodymyr Bezdomnikov

    as Yukhym

Directed by Marysia Nikitiuk