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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

A New Kind of Ukrainian Film...acclaimed around the world at all film festivals

Genres

DramaRomance

Overview

In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. Ivan is drawn to Marichka, the beautiful young daughter of the man who killed his father. But fate tragically decrees that the two lovers will remain apart.

Details

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Runtime

96 min

Release Date

1965-10-18

Status

Released

Original Language

Ukrainian

Vote Count

170

Vote Average

7.582

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Ivan Paliychuk

Larysa Kadochnykova

Marichka Gutenyuk

Tatyana Bestayeva

Palagna

Nikolay Grinko

Batag

Spartak Bagashvili

Yurko Malfara

Leonid Yengibarov

Miko

Nina Alisova

Paliychuk, Ivan's Mother

Oleksandr Hai

Petro Paliychuk

Neonila Hnepovska

Gutenyuk

Aleksandr Raydanov

Onufriy Gutenyuk

Igor Dzyura

Young Ivan

Valentina Glinko

Young Marichka

Aleksey Borzunov

Narrator (voice)

Natalia Kandyba

Ganna Paliychuk (voice)

Suren Parajanov

Child (uncredited)

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