Fiction
other Title: Koly padayut dereva, German: Wenn Bäume fallen
Director: Marysia Nikitiuk
Genre: Drama
Country: Ukraine
Language: Ukrainian
Length: 88 Minutes
Synopsis: The story of a five year old little rebellious girl Vitka with her teenage cousin Larysa and her boyfriend, the young criminal Scar unfolds in a Ukrainian provincial setting. Larysa finds herself at a crossroads after the death of her father. Yearning to be self made, the village community ostracizes her for loving Scar. Larysa discovers her grandmother once sacrificed her love for a young gypsy abandoning him for traditional values and other people’s opinions. Larysa’s mother is too psychologically weak to support her daughter. Larysa and Scar plan to escape from a life of crime, misery and their relatives. But are they ready to pay the full price for freedom? (Source: Cineuropa)
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