Movie No. 65 (2017): BITTER HARVEST
Bitter Harvest (2017)
Director: George Mendeluk
Cast: Max Irons, Samantha Barks, Terence Stamp, Barry Pepper
I'm not sure if the original audio track is Russian or Ukrainian. I saw the version with English audio. I would have preferred the audio track to be in the native language (Russian or Ukrainian, or dialect), with English subtitles, of course. Despite the competent cinematography, the movie is easy to dismiss as wanting.
Director: George Mendeluk
Cast: Max Irons, Samantha Barks, Terence Stamp, Barry Pepper
I'm not sure if the original audio track is Russian or Ukrainian. I saw the version with English audio. I would have preferred the audio track to be in the native language (Russian or Ukrainian, or dialect), with English subtitles, of course. Despite the competent cinematography, the movie is easy to dismiss as wanting.
The movie is confused. While it appears like an account of the genocide by starving the people of Ukraine, by virtue of Stalin's policy, the fate of the lovers, whose point of view the movie is told, gets in the way. That dark phase of history has just been set aside as mere backdrop, which, in my opinion, is an utter disrespect to millions who died during these dark times. And, by the way, the melodrama is just not appropriate.
Rating: 2.0/4.0
Date seen: September 3, 2017
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