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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

# A New Kind of Ukrainian Film...acclaimed around the world at all film festivals
Drama   Romance
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Ukrainian
📆 Date Released: 1965-10-18
⌚ Running Time: 96 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.6

Beloved Cast

Ivan Mykolaichuk original image
Ivan Paliychuk
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Larysa Kadochnykova original image
Marichka Gutenyuk
Larysa Kadochnykova
Tatyana Bestayeva original image
Palagna
Tatyana Bestayeva
Nikolay Grinko original image
Batag
Nikolay Grinko
Spartak Bagashvili original image
Yurko Malfara
Spartak Bagashvili
Leonid Yengibarov original image
Miko
Leonid Yengibarov
Nina Alisova original image
Paliychuk, Ivan's Mother
Nina Alisova
Aleksandr Gai original image
Petro Paliychuk
Aleksandr Gai
Neonila Hnepovska original image
Gutenyuk
Neonila Hnepovska
Aleksandr Raydanov original image
Onufriy Gutenyuk
Aleksandr Raydanov
Igor Dzyura original image
Young Ivan
Igor Dzyura
Valentina Glinko original image
Young Marichka
Valentina Glinko
Aleksey Borzunov original image
Narrator (voice)
Aleksey Borzunov
Natalia Kandyba original image
Ganna Paliychuk (voice)
Natalia Kandyba
Suren Parajanov original image
Child (uncredited)
Suren Parajanov

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