
Acclaimed, this Ukrainian film is set in the 19th‑century Carpathian Mountains among the Hutsul people, where love, hate, life and death follow timeless traditions. Stunning visuals capture the rugged landscape. Ivan becomes obsessed with Marichka, the beautiful daughter of the man who murdered his father, but destiny keeps the two lovers apart.
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Aleksey Borzunov
Narrator (voice)

Sergei Parajanov

Neonila Hnepovska
Gutenyuk

Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Paliychuk

Nikolay Grinko
Batag

Larysa Kadochnykova
Marichka Gutenyuk

Oleksandr Hai
Petro Paliychuk

Spartak Bagashvili
Yurko Malfara

Tatyana Bestayeva
Palagna

Leonid Yengibarov
Miko

Nina Alisova
Paliychuk, Ivan's Mother

Igor Dzyura
Young Ivan

Aleksandr Raydanov
Onufriy Gutenyuk

Valentina Glinko
Young Marichka

Natalia Kandyba
Ganna Paliychuk (voice)

Suren Parajanov
Child (uncredited)
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