Based on the short story collection «A Moment Before Happiness» by Oles Honchar. A love story between a Hungarian girl, Lóri, and a Ukrainian soldier, Sashko, at the end of the Second World War. An unexpected meeting and a fleeting moment of happiness are overshadowed by the advances of a Hungarian man who is obsessed with her. Defending his beloved, Sashko kills the jealous rival. The scandal is then covered up by Sashko’s death.
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Kostiantyn Shaforenko
Сашко
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Stanislav Stankevych
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Stepan Oleksenko
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Dmytro Myrhorodskyi
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Elena Kostina
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Valentin Trotsyuk
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Oleksii Bohdanovych
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Mykola Mashchenko Director · Oles Honchar Story Serhii Bordeniuk Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1987 · Produced in Russia · Original title Все перемагає любов
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Dovzhenko Film Studios
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Russia
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Original title
Все перемагає любов
Original language
Russian
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Russian
Release dates
Ukraine · January 1, 1987
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