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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
7.5 / 10• 1965• 1h 36m•NR• Ukrainian
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Paliychuk
Lead
Larysa Kadochnykova
Marichka Gutenyuk
Tatyana Bestayeva
Palagna
Mykola Hrynko
Batag
Spartak Bagashvili
Yurko Malfara
LY
Leonid Yengibarov
Miko
Nina Alisova
Paliychuk, Ivan's Mother
Oleksandr Hai
Petro Paliychuk
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sergei Parajanov's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
