Poetic drama about a big love unfolding in the heart of the Carpathians. Two families, Paliychuks and Huteniuks, are at deadly feud with each other. However, while parents spout curses, their children, Ivan and Marichka, open themselves to feelings that rise above the enmity. The couple fall in love, but they are not destined to be together in this world. A fatal incident separates two loving hearts forever; only death will bring them together. The Ukrainian feature film directed by Sergei Parajanov. A screen adaptation of the eponymous novel by Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi. An iconic picture in the history of the Ukrainian cinema. Year: 1964 Studio: Oleksandr Dovzhenko Film Studio Duration: 96 min Directed by: Sergei Parajanov Written by: Ivan Chendei, Sergei Parajanov