Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

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Release Date

1/31/2017

Runtime

103 mins

Overview

Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, Bitter Harvest conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$557,241

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A wrenching historical drama that centers intimate human bonds amid state-engineered famine and brutal oppression. It's a film that refuses to look away from historical atrocity while grounding the horror in one family's fight to endure.

Mood

MournfulAngryDefiantBleak

Themes

SurvivalLoveColonialism

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticDesaturated

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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