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.
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Paliychuk
Larysa Kadochnykova
Marichka Gutenyuk
Tatyana Bestayeva
Palagna
Mykola Hrynko
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
TMDB Review
Nestled in a dazzling sensory spectacle of music and color, this film presents a Carpathian twist on the classic Romeo and Juliet tale. However, its rich tapestry of local folklore and socio-political nuance may prove a significant barrier, making it feel most accessible to an audience already well-versed in its specific regional references.
