Annychka

Synopsis

This film is a romantic story of love between a Hutsul girl and wounded Soviet guerrilla Andrii whom she rescues from certain death. The events unfold against the backdrop of WW2 presented with many obligatory falsehoods of the imperial Russian historiography: heroic Soviet guerrillas, poor and backward Hutsuls, rich Hutsuls betraying their own people and collaborating with the enemy, Ukrainians incapable of their own agency. Crude and mendacious as it is, this ideology is relegated to the narrative background, and the viewer's attention gets quickly captivated by the artistic fortes of the film: riveting stage presence of Kostiantyn Stepankov, Ivan Mykolaichuk, Boryslav Brondukov and the debuting Ivan Havryliuk; gorgeously atmospheric photography of Mykola Kulchytsky, beautiful faces, language, and dress of the Carpathian Ukrainians, and a faithful presentation of Hultsul folk culture devoid of typically condescending Soviet colonial slant.

Main Cast

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Roman

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Lyubov Rumyantseva

Annychka

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Grigore Grigoriu

Andrei

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Kostiantyn Stepankov

Kmet

Age : 76 | Popularity : 8%

Boryslav Brondukov

Krupniak

Age : 66 | Popularity : 4%

Anatoli Barchuk

Yaroslav

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ivan Havryliuk

Ivanko

Age : 75 | Popularity : 3%

Olga Nozhkina

Annychka's mother

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Borys Ivchenko
Writing	Writer	Viktor Ivchenko
Sound	Original Music Composer	Vadym Homoliaka
Camera	Director of Photography	Nikolay Kulchitskiy
Editing	Lead Editor	Valeriy Novakov
Department	Role	Name

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