The Geese-Swans Fly (1974)
Life in a Ukrainian village after the Soviet revolution. A poetic ballad, which through the lens of a child's observations, dreams and hopes rely on the belief for a new and better future. Living with his grandfather and mother, little Mykhailyk has a great passion for books and hearing about a huge library at a nearby castle, he begins making plans to go there.
Director: Oleksandr Muratov
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Vladimir Chubarev as Mykhailyk |
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Fedir Stryhun as Sebastian |
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Halyna Demchuk as Mykhailyk's Mother |
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Vladimir Alekseyenko as Grandad Demyan |
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Valeriy Sheptekita as Yukhrym |
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Larysa Lukashevych as Maryana |
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Lilya Suddya as Lyubochka |
| Directing | Oleksandr Muratov | Director |
| Writing | Mykhailo Stelmakh | Writer |
| Camera | Vasyl Kurach | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mykhailo Stelmakh | Book |