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When the Trees Fall

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In a Ukraine village, as Larysa's handsome boyfriend becomes more enmeshed in his life of crime, her family's objections to their relationship turn violent.

Critics Reviews

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas The Blue Lenses Unapologetically dark in places, When the Trees Fall is far from the trauma-farming exercise in hopelessness that stories such as these so commonly are; it is a beautiful tale of hope, life, and the joyful weightlessness of dreaming Nov 16, 2018 Full Review Javier Rueda Caimán Cuadernos de Cine The Ukrainian director manages to make the last act give validity to the whole. [Full review in Spanish] Dec 21, 2021 Full Review Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel This strange slice of Ukrainian magic realism has a primal energy and unconventional, borderline chaotic construction. Rated: 3/5 Nov 4, 2018 Full Review Missouri Williams Another Gaze ... beneath the poetry of the film is a very real thread of social commentary. Mar 1, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Beautiful cinematography and music. Balances well between poetic vision and stark reality. Leaving a review as undeservedly there are merely 3 so far on Rotten Tomatoes and this movie deserves so much more! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Marysia Nikitiuk

Director

Eugen Grigoriev

Kostik

Sofia Halaimova

Vitka

Vadym Kovaliov

Roman

Aelita Nazarenko

Nastya

Petro Pastuhov

Vitiulya
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Synopsis In a Ukraine village, as Larysa's handsome boyfriend becomes more enmeshed in his life of crime, her family's objections to their relationship turn violent.
Director
Marysia Nikitiuk
Producer
Igor Savychenko, Serge Lavrenyuk, Roman Klympush, Volodymyr Filippov
Screenwriter
Marysia Nikitiuk
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Ukrainian
Runtime
1h 28m