When the Trees Fall

movie

Five-year-old Vitka and her teenage cousin Larysa both yearn for a life beyond the archaic rules and restricting confines of their small, godforsaken Ukrainian village. Despite her family's staunch objections, Larysa falls wildly in love with Scar, a handsome ex-convict. Hoping to leave their troubled past behind, the two plot their escape. Scar agrees to take on a criminal job in the city. Larysa, meanwhile, fends off an arranged marriage and awaits his return.

Cast & crew

Maria Svizhinska · Aelita Nazarenko · Marysia Nikitiuk · Yevhenii Hryhoriev · Volodymyr Bezdomnikov · Anastasiia Pustovit · Sofia Khalaimova · Maksym Samchyk · Mariia Trepikova · Petro Pastukhov · Alla Samoilenko

Studios & networks

Directory Films · Fokus In · Latido Films · Message Film · North Macedonia Film Agency · Solar Media Entertainment · Ukrainian State Film Agency