Russia / Jan 01, 1987
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The film tells the story of the difficult and tragic fate of a Prykarpattia family over several generations. The events take place in the difficult 30s and 40s. Zhmeniak's father tries to gather more land in his possession by all means. But not everyone understands that he will divide all that land between his children when it comes time to die anyway, and they are simply jealous of his possessions. Meanwhile, the children have their own dramas and tragedies, because it's one thing to love someone, and another thing to know what the father thinks about it, and who he sees as wives for his sons. And then there are changes of government, and then there is the war...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ivan Mykolaichuk | Pavlo Zhmenyak |
| Ostap Stupka | Stepan Zhmenyak |
| Galina Moroz | Hanka |
| Anatoli Mateshko | Petro Bryla |
| Volodymyr Talashko | Petro Oliynyk |
| Stanislav Korenev | Yurko Petrichka |
| Nina Antonova | Yurko Petrichka's Wife |
| Iryna Bunina | Olena's Mother |
| Olga Mateshko | Mariya |
| Grigoriy Grumberg | Vuyko Duvede |
| Konstiantin Artyomenko | Vuyko |
| Viktor Panchenko | Stepan |
| Valentyna Masenko | Stepan's Wife |
| Mykola Oliinyk | Villager |
| Dmytro Myrhorodskyi | Priest |
| Oleksiy Horbunov | Ilko |
| Anatoli Barchuk | Vasyl Sosnyak |
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| Agafya Bolotova | episode |
| Galina Dolgozvyaga | Sosnyachka, Petro's mother |
| Mykola Marchenko | episode |
| Yosyp Naiduk | Villager |
| Valentin Chernyak | episode |
| Taras Kirejko | Vasyl Bryla |
| Taras Denysenko | Dancing Guy |
| Bohdan Stupka | Narrator (voice) |
| Valeriy Nakonechnyy |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Жменяки |
| Original language | Український (UK) |
| Spoken languages | Український |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ukrtelefilm |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1987 |
| Writer | Mykhailo Tomchanii, Vasyl Rusnak |
| Cinematography | Igor Primissky |
| Assistant directors | Alfred Shestopalov |
| Camera operators | Igor Primissky |
| Additional photography | Igor Primissky |
| Production design | Nikolay Reznik |
| Art direction | Nikolay Reznik |
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| Set decoration | Nikolay Reznik |
| Music | Yevhen Stankovych |
| Sound | Yevhen Stankovych |
Release dates
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