The Stone Cross (1968)

Original title

Камінний хрест

Directed by

Leonid Osyka

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 21m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Ukrainian peasant family struggles with poverty and the decision to emigrate from their homeland. The film follows their hardships and the emotional weight of leaving behind a stone cross that marks their land.

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What happens

The Stone Cross (Russian: «Каменный крест», romanized: Kamenny Krest; Ukrainian: «Камінний хрест») is a 1968 Soviet drama film. Directed by Leonid Osyka, it is based on Vasyl Stefanyk's short stories The Thief and The Stone Cross. It has been ranked 5th in the list of the 100 best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema. In 2009 began the digital restoration of this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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