Carol of the Bells (2022)

Original title

Щедрик

Directed by

Olesia Morhunets-Isaienko

Genre

historical drama, Christmas film

Country

Ukraine, Poland

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows three families of Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish backgrounds whose lives become intertwined by the hardships of World War II. It shows the challenges they face under both Soviet and Nazi control in Ukraine.

bittersweetsomberhistoricalpersonalresilientpoignantgroundedslow-paced

What happens

Carol of the Bells (Polish: Szczedryk, Ukrainian: «Щедрик», romanized: Shchedryk) is a Ukrainian historical drama directed by Olesia Morhunets-Isaienko based on the script by Kseniia Zastavska, released in Ukraine on 5 January 2023. The world premiere took place on 4 March 2022. The distributors of the film are Film.UA Distribution and Kinomania Film Distribution. Also known as Szczedryk (Poland) and «Щедрик» (Ukraine). The film tells about the life of three families of different nationalities: Ukrainians, Poles and Jews, united by a common misfortune — war. After the repressive system of the USSR, they experience the punishing machine of the Nazi Germany. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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