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Wikipedia article




'When the Trees Fall' is a 2018 Ukrainian film written and directed by Marysia Nikitiuk. It has been listed as among the best modern Ukrainian films.

Background, production and premiere



In May 2016, Nikitiuk won the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award for Best Film Script from Central and Eastern Europe at the Cannes Film Festival for the script that became her first feature film, 'When the Trees Fall'. The prize was accompanied by a 10,000 production grant. Filmed in Ukraine and Poland, 'When the Trees Fall' premiered at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival in 2018.

Cast



* Anastasiya Pustovit as Larysa

* Sofia Halaimova as Vitka

* Maksym Samchyk as Scar

Synopsis



Set in the small Ukrainian city of Lozova, the film centers on a five-year-old girl, Vitka, and her older cousin, Larysa, who is in love with a criminal.

Reception



'When the Trees Fall' won seven awards at the Berlin film festival, including best debut which came with 50,000; the Panorama audience award; the "World of Cinema" award (4,000); the Gainer Karov award (5,000); and three awards from film critic associations. The film was praised in 'The Hollywood Reporter' as "bursting with audacity, flair and energetic promise." The 'San Francisco Chronicle' called it a "deliriously lyrical, sexy fable" and said "the final frames are breathtaking." Polish film journal 'Kino' praised Nikitiuk's "sensitivity, courage and fantasy."Sajewicz, Anna. "TAM, GDZIE NAS NIE MA." 'Kino' 53, no. 618 (12, 2018): 57-59.

'When the Trees Fall' is frequently named as one of the best modern Ukrainian films. It was listed as the fourth-best Ukrainian film of the 2010s by MovieWeb. 'Vogue Ukraine' listed it among "seven films to make you fall in love with modern Ukrainian cinema". Viktoria Tihipko, president of the Odesa International Film Festival and the head of the board at the Ukrainian Film Academy, named it as one of the 30 "most iconic" films since Ukraine's independence.

References



Category:2018 films

Category:Ukrainian drama films

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