When the Trees Fall

About When the Trees Fall

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.

When the Trees Fall (2018) is a crime fantasy film directed by Marysia Nikitiuk. Anastasiia Pustovit takes the lead as Larysa, Sofia Khalaimova as Vitka, Maksym Samchyk as Scar, and Maria Svizhinska as Ostapivna.

Released in September 2018, it runs 89 minutes. Written by Marysia Nikitiuk.

Members will find domestic violence, little girl, symbolism, and traumatized woman in it. It streams on Film Movement Plus Amazon Channel in the United States.

A Vigilante, Nothing Bad Can Happen, and Lady Bird make useful companions to When the Trees Fall, all filed under coming of age.