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The Eve of Ivan Kupalo
7.0 / 10• 1968• 1h 11m•NR• Ukrainian
DramaFantasyMystery
Storyline
Petro is a modest farmhand living in an impoverished village in some unspecified long-ago era. He wants to marry the lovely Pidorka, but her stern father won't hear of it. The mischievous demon Basavriuk, offers a deal, enticing Petro into crime for the sake of fortune. Based on Nikolai Gogol’s short story “The Eve of Ivan Kupala” (“St John’s Eve”) and Ukrainian folk tales.
Cast & Crew
Larysa Kadochnykova
Pidorka
Lead
Boris Khmelnitsky
Petro
Oleksandr Sergienko
Ivas
Davyd Yanover
Master
Dmytro Franko
Korzh
Yevgeni Fridman
Basavriuk
Gemma Firsova
Witch
Konstantin Ershov
Priest
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yurii Illienko's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Eve of Ivan Kupalo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
