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The Way Home

January 19, 2025

17 minutes

Stefan Bugryn

Documentary History

Overview

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.

Movie Details

Release Date

January 19, 2025

Runtime

17 minutes

Director

Stefan Bugryn

Cast

Ihor Dremin

Maxim (play reconstruction segments)

Natalia Hlevych

Young Halyna (play reconstruction segments)

Marharyta Burkovska

Halyna`s Mother (play reconstruction segments)