Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka

Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka

Directed by Aleksandr Rou

Produced by Gorky Film Studios

196166 min7.2 / 10

A whimsical Ukrainian folklore tale of a blacksmith's magical quest to win his beloved's heart on Christmas Eve, blending romance, supernatural adventure, and village charm.

The story that happened on the farm near Dikanka on the night before Christmas, when the village blacksmith Vakula, having saddled the Devil, brought to his beloved Oksana, the daughter of a rich Cossack Chub, queen's "сherevichki"(the little women shoes) from the capital — St. Petersburg.

Questions people ask

  • Does Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity47

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise92

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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