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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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