Bitter Harvest Movie

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A young man's life is changed forever when the burgeoning Soviet Union's ambition leads to Stalin's army spilling into rural Ukraine.

Who's Involved:

Terence Stamp, Max Irons, Barry Pepper, Samantha Barks, George Mendeluk, Richard Bachynsky Hoover

Release Date:

Friday, February 24, 2017 Limited

N/A   NOT AVAILABLE MPA
Runtime: 1 hr, 33 m
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Yuri (Max Irons) is a young Ukrainian living a contented life in his country village of Smila. Unlike his warrior father Yaroslav (Barry Pepper) and notorious grandfather Ivan (Terence Stamp), Yuri is a talented artist, blissfully in love with his childhood sweetheart Natalka (Samantha Barks)—unware of the burgeoning Soviet Union and political dangers facing the people of Ukraine. Following the death of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, tyrant Joseph Stalin senses retaliation and declares his merciless intention to enforce his predecessor's system of collectivisation, thus starving Ukrainians into submission. Led by the ruthless Sergei, a band of Bolshevik soldiers are sent to Smila to enforce the man-made famine. Yaroslav and Ivan heroically defend the village but are powerless against the Bolshevik army. After Yaroslav is brutally hung, the injured Ivan seeks vengeance but struggles to come to terms with the loss of his warrior son and the pacifism of his grandson Yuri. The Bolsheviks' oppressive regime has become the Holodomor—Stalin’s deliberately engineered genocidal famine. Will Yuri and Natalka's love survive the Holodomor as they set out on one last quest for freedom?

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Who stars in Bitter Harvest: Cast List


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Who's making Bitter Harvest: Crew List

A look at the Bitter Harvest behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director George Mendeluk last directed Fight or Flight.

Producer

Richard Bachynsky Hoover

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Production: What we know about Bitter Harvest?

Filming Timeline

  1. 2016 - November: The film was set to Completed  status.

Bitter Harvest Release Date: When was the film released?


Bitter Harvest was a Limited release in 2017 on Friday, February 24, 2017. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Get Out, Rock Dog and Collide.

As a Limited release, Bitter Harvest will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.

Bitter Harvest DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Bitter Harvest was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 .

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