When the Trees Fall
6.3
Five-year-old Vitka and her teenage cousin Larysa both yearn for a life beyond the archaic rules and restricting confines of their small, godforsaken Ukrainian village. Despite her family's staunch objections, Larysa falls wildly in love with Scar, a handsome ex-convict. Hoping to leave their troubled past behind, the two plot their escape. Scar agrees to take on a criminal job in the city. Larysa, meanwhile, fends off an arranged marriage and awaits his return.
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Cast
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Anastasiia Pustovit
Larysa
Known for
Go Ahead, Brother
Sofia Khalaimova
Vitka
No other roles listed
Maksym Samchyk
Scar
Known for
Foxter and Max
Maria Svizhinska
Ostapivna
Also in
Dad
Blood Sausage
Alla Samoilenko
Tamara
Also in
Rocky Road to Berlin
Match
Yevhenii Hryhoriev
Kostik
Known for
Rhino
Petro Pastukhov
Vityulya
Also in
Hero of My Time
Mariia Trepikova
Lenka
Also in
Dad
Aelita Nazarenko
Nastya
No other roles listed
Volodymyr Bezdomnikov
Yukhym
Also in
Rhino
Volodymyr Dzhura
Burtya
Also in
Five Minutes
Oleksandr Balaban
Rybnadzor
No other roles listed
Marysia Nikitiuk Director · Mykyta Moiseiev Composer Alexandar Pejovski Composer
Worldwide gross $14K · Budget $887K · United States release September 20, 2021
Box office
Budget
$887,000
Worldwide gross
$14,318
Production
Solar Media Entertainment
Production
Directory Films
Production
Message Film
Production
Fokus In
Production
Latido Films
Production
Ukrainian State Film Agency
Production
North Macedonia Film Agency
Production
Foley Walkers Studio
Production
North Macedonia · Poland · Ukraine · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Коли падають дерева
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
Ukrainian
Release dates
Germany · February 20, 2018
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Ukraine · September 20, 2018
Theatrical
United States · September 20, 2021
Digital · Film Movement
United States
September 23, 2018 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
October 13, 2018 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
Denmark
October 1, 2018 · Premiere · CPH:PIX
Poland
October 19, 2018 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Spain
July 1, 2019 · Premiere · Atlàntida Film Fest
Taiwan
May 15, 2020 · Digital · Smart Cinema
Ukraine
July 14, 2018 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
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