When the Trees Fall
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When the Trees Fall

6.1 / 10 2018 1h 29mNR Ukrainian
FantasyCrimeRomance

Storyline

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 & Crew

Anastasiia Pustovit

Anastasiia Pustovit

Larysa

Lead
Sofia Khalaimova

Sofia Khalaimova

Vitka

Maksym Samchyk

Maksym Samchyk

Scar

Maria Svizhinska

Maria Svizhinska

Ostapivna

Alla Samoilenko

Alla Samoilenko

Tamara

Yevhenii Hryhoriev

Yevhenii Hryhoriev

Kostik

PP

Petro Pastukhov

Vityulya

Mariia Trepikova

Mariia Trepikova

Lenka

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marysia Nikitiuk's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. When the Trees Fall is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker