Bitter Harvest
Directed by:
George MendelukCinematography:
Douglas MilsomeComposer:
Benjamin WallfischCast:
Samantha Barks, Barry Pepper, Max Irons, Aneurin Barnard, Terence Stamp, Tom Austen, Tamer Hassan, Richard Brake, Nicholas Aaron, Lucy Brown, William Beck (more)VOD (1)
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Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, the film conveys the untold story of the Holodomor (the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin) through the eyes of Yuri, a young Ukrainian and his childhood sweetheart Natalka. (Arrow Films)
Reviews (2)
Are they fucking kidding me? The Canadians shoot a period war movie about the Ukrainians plus they make it a merry party for the living contemporaries in the style of a brass band’s last concert at a party at the world’s end. Horrible.
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How to make a film about Ukrainian history, turn it into a pseudo-Hollywood spectacle, aim to create something grandiosely sensationalized, and yet forget that it's a film set in Ukraine, not America. It didn't sit well with me at all; the young actors are trying, but they don't quite pull it off, while the older stalwarts have no room to shine. No, this attempt at a big historical movie didn't work.
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