Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
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2017
1h 43m
6.0(85 votes)
War
Drama
History
Romance

Overview

Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, Bitter Harvest conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.

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Cast & Crew

36 members
Acting

Max Irons

Yuri

Max Irons
Acting

Samantha Barks

Natalka

Samantha Barks
Acting

Terence Stamp

Ivan

Terence Stamp
Acting

Barry Pepper

Yaroslav

Barry Pepper
Acting

Tamer Hassan

Sergei

Tamer Hassan
Acting

Aneurin Barnard

Mykola

Aneurin Barnard
Acting

Анастасія Остреїнова

Mykola's Girlfriend

Анастасія Остреїнова
Acting

Tom Austen

Taras

Tom Austen
Acting

Richard Brake

Medved

Richard Brake
Acting

William Beck

Stefan

William Beck
Acting

Lucy Brown

Olena

Lucy Brown
Acting

Nicholas Aaron

Walter Duranty

Nicholas Aaron
Acting

Edward Akrout

Professor Temchuck

Edward Akrout
Acting

Gary Oliver

Stalin

Gary Oliver
Acting

Jack Hollington

Lubko

Jack Hollington
Acting

Richard Ashton

Father Ostapovich

Richard Ashton
Acting

Paul Hickey

Lazar Kaganovich

Paul Hickey
Acting

Michael Jenn

Professor Malishnikov

Michael Jenn
Acting

Rod Hunt

Anton

Rod Hunt
Acting

Malcolm Freeman

Molotov

Malcolm Freeman
Acting

Joey Price

Isak

No Image
Acting

Kevin Hudson

Peasant

Kevin Hudson
Acting

Kathy Kiera Clarke

Varvara

Kathy Kiera Clarke
Acting

Adam McNamara

Dmitri

Adam McNamara
Acting

David G. Robinson

Stalin's Bodyguard

David G. Robinson
Acting

Jocasta Anderson

Helen

Jocasta Anderson
Acting

Tim Charles

Gregory Zinoviev

Tim Charles
Acting

Rob Mitchell-James

Nikolai Bukharin

Rob Mitchell-James
Acting

Kane Ogieva

Willard

Kane Ogieva
Acting

Остап Ступка

Boiko

Остап Ступка
Acting

Dennis Good

Voice over

Dennis Good
Acting

Dominic Borrelli

Andrei Zhdanov

Dominic Borrelli
Acting

Jane Thorne

Gaunt Old Woman

Jane Thorne
Acting

Marat Khairoullin

Revolutionary Pesant

Marat Khairoullin
Acting

Ryan Bromham

Yuri

Ryan Bromham
Acting

Tracy Kirby

Senia

Tracy Kirby

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