Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Name: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Director: Sergei Parajanov
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1965-10-18
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Ivan Mykolaichuk, Larysa Kadochnykova, Tatyana Bestayeva, Mykola Hrynko, Spartak Bagashvili

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1965 · 96 min · Drama · Romance · TMDB 7.5/10

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.

Directed by Sergei Parajanov

Cast

Ivan Mykolaichuk — Ivan Paliychuk
Larysa Kadochnykova — Marichka Gutenyuk
Tatyana Bestayeva — Palagna
Mykola Hrynko — Batag
Spartak Bagashvili — Yurko Malfara