A sincere and loving young man tirelessly cares for his family, ensuring their lives are full of harmony and beauty every day. Devoid of domestic problems, his loved ones, on the contrary are burdened with laziness, anger and despair. So he decides to show his love for them in a different way, to go to the front as a volunteer, hoping that this will encourage them to rethink their values. However, he faces fierce resistance, which exposes the core question: are they worthy of his love?
An honest and just judge, despite attempts at bribery and threats, dares to pass a fair sentence, and face with dire consequences.
In an ordinary looking apartment, a father and daughter play a game of hide-and-seek. While searching for his daughter, she is nowhere to be found... Later, a video is posted which shows the girl holding a sign with a mysterious set of numbers. But what do they mean? She’s the first of several children who disappear without a trace in a small industrial town. Young detectives Varta Naumova and Maksim Shumov take on the complex case and… their own demons. Varta is a distant person and extremely protective of her personal space, while Maksim comes across as an easy-going sociable guy. Both have experienced trauma in their lives, and this case touches them on a deeper level. They become personally vested in finding the children and apprehending the kidnapper as they face their respective pasts.
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.
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