Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
1h 36m 7.3/10 IMDb
In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. Ivan is drawn to Marichka, the beautiful young daughter of the man who killed his father. But fate tragically decrees that the two lovers will remain apart.
Director: Sergei Parajanov
Cast: Ivan Mykolaichuk, Larysa Kadochnykova, Tatyana Bestayeva, Mykola Hrynko, Spartak Bagashvili
Content Warnings
Identity & Discrimination
Hate crimes (depicted)
Violence & Physical Harm
Gore / graphic violence
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