When the Trees Fall
- Released on
- Runtime
- 89 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Anastasiia Pustovit
- Sofia Khalaimova
- Maksym Samchyk
- Maria Svizhinska
- Alla Samoilenko
- Yevhenii Hryhoriev
- Petro Pastukhov
- Mariia Trepikova
- Aelita Nazarenko
- Volodymyr Bezdomnikov
- Volodymyr Dzhura
- Oleksandr Balaban
- Ivan Blindar
- Mykhailo Kostiuk
- Olga Korbut
- Yaroslav Yurchyshyn
- Vadym Kovaliov
- Serhiy Strelnykov
- Natalia Gaevska
- Mykhailo Kogut
- Ihor Machula
- Raisa Golenok
- Serhiy Burdiug
- Olga Podzdnyakova
- Svitlana Stanovska
- Ulyana Danyliuk
- Ihor Koltovskyi
- Roman Matsiuta
Director
- Marysia Nikitiuk
Producers
- Ihor Savychenko
- Serhii Lavreniuk
- Volodymyr Filippov
- Roman Klympush
Screenwriter
- Marysia Nikitiuk
