Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

1964 · Directed by Sergei Parajanov · 95 min · drama film, romance film, art film

★ 7.5/10 · 196 ratings on TMDB

In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. Ivan is drawn to Marichka, the beautiful young daughter of the man who killed his father. But fate tragically decrees that the two lovers will remain apart.