Bread and Salt
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Bread and Salt

9.0 / 10 1971 1h 21mNR Ukrainian
DramaHistory

Storyline

A group of peasant farmers in turn-of-the-century Ukraine leaves home in search of better luck in Siberia. The story follows those who stay behind and their dispute with the landowner, as well as a love triangle involving a local beauty and two young men.

Cast & Crew

Lidiia Yaremchuk

Lidiia Yaremchuk

Cristina

Lead
Les Serdyuk

Les Serdyuk

Maryan

Ivan Havryliuk

Ivan Havryliuk

Leo

Alim Fedorinsky

Alim Fedorinsky

Roman

Vladimir Alekseyenko

Vladimir Alekseyenko

Grandfather Dunay

Volodymyr Antonov

Volodymyr Antonov

Shepherd

Maya Bulgakova

Maya Bulgakova

Christina's Mother

Rayisa Nedashkivska

Rayisa Nedashkivska

Frosyna

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hryhorii Kokhan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Bread and Salt is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker