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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
UKRAINE · 1965

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Sergei Parajanov
forbidden love blood feud cultural tradition tragic fate rural life
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Synopsis

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.

This Film Influenced

→ Silence (2016)