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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Oct 18, 1965
96 min
DramaRomance
7.6/ 10
175 votes

Overview

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.

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7.6/10
175 votes
IMDB
7.8/10
8,792 votes
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93%
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2 wins & 2 nominations

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"A New Kind of Ukrainian Film...acclaimed around the world at all film festivals"

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Released

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Dovzhenko Film Studios

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