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The Way Home

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Director
Stefan Bugryn
Cast
Ihor Dremin as Maxim (play reconstruction segments) Natalia Hlevych as Young Halyna (play reconstruction segments) Marharyta Burkovska as Halyna`s Mother (play reconstruction segments)
Crew
Tanya Dudnik — Director of Photography Steven Zelko — Director of Photography Steven Zelko — Editor Stefan Bugryn — Producer Steven Zelko — Producer
Synopsis

After Stalin ordered the forced collectivization of all the farms in 1930s Ukraine, Maxim, a humble cucumber farmer, rebels. He is arrested by local authorities and shipped off to forced labor camps of SIberia. In a bid to survive and return to his family, he steals away in the dead of night and begins the 1,000km journey home.

Key Collaborators
Stefan Bugryn Director Tanya Dudnik Director of Photography Steven Zelko Director of Photography Steven Zelko Editor Stefan Bugryn Producer Steven Zelko Producer
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