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At Great Cost (1957)

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Original title
Дорогой ценой
Directed by
Mark Donskoy
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
4.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Ukrainian woman flees an arranged marriage and runs away with a Cossack man. They try to build a life together in a village, but their hopes are crushed by the harsh realities of the 19th century.

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What happens

Le Cheval qui pleure (Дорогой ценой, Dorogoy tsenoy, litt. Prix cher) est un film ukrainien réalisé par Marc Donskoï, sorti en 1957. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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