Top billed cast

1. 

   Michalina Łabacz

   Zosia Głowacka

2. 

   Arkadiusz Jakubik

   Maciej Skiba

3. 

   Adrian Zaremba

   Antek Wilk

4. 

   Lech Dyblik

   Hawryluk

5. 

   Dorota Liliental

   School Teacher

6. 

   Jacek Braciak

   Głowacki

7. 

   Izabela Kuna

   Głowacka

8. 

   Andrzej Popiel

   Romek Głowacki

9. 

   Jarosław Gruda

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Reviews

A review by Felicity

Written by Felicity on 2025-06-24

This movie depicts what happens when we "other" our fellow human beings to the point of insanity setting in.

It starts out nicely, with the celebration of a wedding, a festivity which involves the whole town, both Polish and Ukrainian families, in the late spring of 1939.

But there is an undercurrent of ugliness circulating in the midst of the merriment. I had no idea the depths to which things would fall.

For this is part of WWII-era history I never knew before today.

How does someone live amongst people, intermarry, work side by side, share food and laughter -- but all the while ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
Polish

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• war crimes
• village life
• nationalism
• atrocity
• genocide
• volhynia
• rural life