Zvenigora
A visually inventive, formally experimental meditation on Ukrainian identity, history, and collective memory, blending folklore and revolutionary fervor into a poetic cinematic essay.
An old man tells his grandson of a legendary treasure buried beneath the hills of Zvenigora, setting in motion a sweeping cinematic poem that intertwines Ukrainian folklore, history, and revolution.
Essence
Ensemble
Mykola Nademskyi
Grandpa / General
Semyon Svashenko
Timoshka, First Grandson
Les Podorozhniy
Pavel, Second Grandson
Polina Skliar-Otava
Oksana / Roksana
Heorhiy Astafyev
Scythian Leader (uncredited)
Leonid Barbe
Monk (uncredited)
Nikolay Charov
Pavel's Friend (uncredited)
Vladimir Lanskoy
Spectator (uncredited)
Maria Parshina
Timoshka's Wife (uncredited)
I. Selyuk
Ataman (uncredited)
Anastasii Symonov
Fat Officer (uncredited)
Vladimir Uralskiy
Peasant (uncredited)
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