Underplayed Gems

At Great Cost (1957)

At Great Cost poster
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
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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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