Bitter Harvest (2017 film)
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| Bitter Harvest | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Mendeluk |
| Written by | Richard Bachynsky Hoover |
| Produced by | Ian Ihnatowycz |
| Starring | Max Irons Samantha Barks Barry Pepper Tamer Hassan Lucy Brown Terence Stamp Jack Hollington Ostap Stupka Alexander Pecheritsyia |
| Cinematography | Douglas Milsome |
| Edited by | Stuart Baird & Lenka Svab |
| Music by | Benjamin Wallfisch |
| Distributed by | Roadside Attractions B&H Film Distribution Company |
Running time | approx. 2 hours |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $21.000.000 |
Bitter Harvest is an upcoming romantic-drama film set in Soviet Ukraine during the Soviet famine of 1932–33 which was confirmed unanimously as such by the United Nations[citation needed],when three to seven million [citation needed] mostly ethnic Ukrainians died from starvation related causes.
Plot
The plot of Bitter Harvest follows two central characters as the lovers and their family caught in one of the world’s greatest genocidal tragedies that was unleashed by Stalins red army and secret police terror squads in soviet Ukraine . This film explores themes such as romance, honor, rebellion and survival in Ukraines most diabolical mass murder by starvation inflicted by the communist regimes military and secret police and collectivization directors (GPU) helmed by Moscows Kremlin soviet heads who engaged in murder and extermination of most Ukrainian Kulaks and Intelligentsia,artist ,priest ,clergymen ,nuns ,musicians ,actors ,theater directors authors etc.all on the direct orders of Communist Russias tyrant leader Joseph Stalin. Inspired by actual events, Bitter Harvest is set at the time of the Soviet famine of 1932–33. With a cast of a Oscar nominee Terence Stamp and Samantha Barks ,Max Irons ,Barry Pepper ,Tamer Hasan, Lucy Brown as the main roles in this story on screen , The film focuses on one of the most horrifying genocides and historical events of 20th Century, an event that still haunts Ukraine and much of Europe to this day,which the west still knows very little of due to Stalins cover ups and blatant lies intertwined and manipulated with soviet communist propaganda.
Production
The film's producers are Ian Ihnatowycz, Stuart Baird, Chad Barager and Jaye Gazeley. The Executive Producers are Dennis Davidson, Peter D. Graves, and Bill Immerman as well as Richard Bachynsky Hoover being the Executive Producer in Ukraine.
Producer Ian Ihnatowycz stated, "Given the importance of the Holodomor, and that few outside Ukraine knew about this man-made famine because it had been covered up by the Soviets, this chapter of history needed to be told in English on the silver screen for the first time in feature film history."[1]
Filming
Filming began in Ukraine by November 15, 2013.[2] On February 5, 2014 Variety reported that the shoot had just ended in Kiev.[3] In early 2014, post-production continued at London's Pinewood Studios, using the official James Bond filming tank for under-water filming. Skyfall editor Stuart Baird and SFX teams worked on the film in post production.
See also
References
- ^ Francis, Diane (October 14, 2015). "New Movie Reveals Russia's Attempts to Destroy Ukraine". Atlantic Council.
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (15 November 2013). "Max Irons, Samantha Barks go for Harvest". screendaily.com. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (February 5, 2014). "'White Queen' Star Max Irons Finishes Ukraine Shoot for 'Devil's Harvest'". Variety. Retrieved February 7, 2014.