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When the Trees Fall
6.0 / 10• 2018• 1h 29m•NR• 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
Larysa
Lead
Sofia Khalaimova
Vitka
Maksym Samchyk
Scar
Maria Svizhinska
Ostapivna
Alla Samoilenko
Tamara
Yevhenii Hryhoriev
Kostik
PP
Petro Pastukhov
Vityulya
Mariia Trepikova
Lenka
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marysia Nikitiuk's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. When the Trees Fall is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
