The Dam Is Broken

The film is set in one of the regions of Western Ukraine in the 1920s. A poor peasant, Vasyl, openly opposes the arbitrariness of the lord's authorities. While hunting in the lord's forest, he is captured by soldiers and imprisoned in a dungeon. His beloved girl Lesia, with the help of the villagers, opens the dam, and water begins to flood the manor. Amid the commotion, Vasyl escapes from his captivity.

Country:

Soviet Union

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

52 minutes

Year:

1928

Director:

Mikhail Kapchinsky

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Company:

VUFKU

Cast:

Vasyl

Lesya

Vasyl‘s mother

Lesya‘s father

Yurka, shepherd boy

Crew:

Director

Screenplay

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Production Design