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Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

20176.01h 43m

Overview

Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, Bitter Harvest conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.

Directed by George Mendeluk
Written by Richard Bachynsky Hoover, George Mendeluk
Produced by Stuart Baird, Chad Barager, Jaye Gazeley
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $557K

Top Cast

Max Irons

Max Irons

Yuri

Samantha Barks

Samantha Barks

Natalka

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Ivan

Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper

Yaroslav

Tamer Hassan

Tamer Hassan

Sergei

Aneurin Barnard

Aneurin Barnard

Mykola

Anastasiya Ostreinova

Anastasiya Ostreinova

Mykola's Girlfriend

Tom Austen

Tom Austen

Taras

Richard Brake

Richard Brake

Medved

William Beck

William Beck

Stefan

Themes & Keywords

faminegenocideukrainian village1930sholodomorukraine

About Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest is a war, drama, history, romance film released in 2017 exploring themes of famine, genocide, ukrainian village, 1930s, holodomor, ukraine. Directed by George Mendeluk, it stars Max Irons, Samantha Barks, Terence Stamp. Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, Bitter Harvest conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.

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