When the Trees Fall

Overview

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.

Directed by Marysia Nikitiuk

Top cast

Anastasiia Pustovit

Larysa

Sofia Khalaimova

Vitka

Maksym Samchyk

Scar

Maria Svizhinska

Ostapivna

Alla Samoilenko

Tamara

Yevhenii Hryhoriev

Kostik

P

Petro Pastukhov

Vityulya

Mariia Trepikova

Lenka

Aelita Nazarenko

Nastya

V

Volodymyr Bezdomnikov

Yukhym

V

Volodymyr Dzhura

Burtya

O

Oleksandr Balaban

Rybnadzor

Ivan Blindar

Sanko

M

Mykhailo Kostiuk

Vadik

O

Olga Korbut

Grandma Irka

Y

Yaroslav Yurchyshyn

Vigro

Vadym Kovaliov

Roman

S

Serhiy Strelnykov

Vadym

N

Natalia Gaevska

Natasha

M

Mykhailo Kogut

Tolik

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