Festival When the Trees Fall Kyiv 2025-10-20 19:00:00
"Country: Ukraine, Poland, North Macedonia
Year: 2018
Running time: 88 min.
Genre: melodrama
Director: Marysia Nikitiuk
Cast: Anastasiia Pustovit, Maksym Samchyk
Language: ukrainian
— Best Editing — Golden Dziga Awards, 2019
— Discovery of the Year — Kinokolo Awards, 2018
— Golden Duke for Best Acting — Odesa International Film Festival, 2018
— Official Selection, Berlin International Film Festival, 2018
Larysa has just finished school and wants to determine her own fate. But her love for a young bandit named Scar is condemned by the whole village—especially by her mother and grandmother. The lovers decide to run away: from provincial decay, unbearable relatives, and the oppressive judgment of others. But first Scar must break free from the grip of the criminal underworld."
