The Eve of Ivan Kupalo
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The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

(1968)Directed by Yurii Illienko71 minDrama, Fantasy, Mystery

Petro (Boris Khmelnitsky) is a farmhand in a poor village, and he wants to marry Pidorka (Larysa Kadochnykova), but her stern father turns him away. Then the demon Basavriuk makes him an offer, a way to fortune if Petro will commit a crime. Yurii Illienko tells it as a long-ago folk tale where the price of wanting someone is set before any bargain is struck.

Oleksandr Sergienkoas Ivas
Davyd Yanoveras Master
Dmytro Frankoas Korzh
Yevgeni Fridmanas Basavriuk
Mykhailo Illienkoas Suitor
Viktor Panchenkoas Suitor
Nikolai Silisas Tavern keeper