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If the stones could talk… (1957)

If the stones could talk… poster
Original title
Якби каміння говорило...
Directed by
Yurii Lysenko
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 24m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A film set in the 19th century about workers in the oil fields of Boryslav. It shows their harsh labor and the social conflicts between the workers and the wealthy owners.

somberhistoricalslow-pacedmelancholicearthypoignantgrittyobservational

What happens

Если бы камни говорили… (укр. Якби каміння говорило…) — советский художественный фильм, снятый на киностудии им. Довженко в 1957 году режиссёром Юрием Лысенко. Экранизация «Бориславских рассказов» Ивана Франко. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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