The Horse That Cried

An adaptation of a story by a Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky that anticipates the Ukrainian "poetic cinema" of the '60s in its focus on star-crossed lovers and its celebration of nature. Set in the 1830s, the film follows two lovers on the run - a girl forced into marriage and her boyfriend, a serf who's being sought by the authorities - as they try to make their way to freedom.

Director: Mark Donskoy

Cast: Vera Donskaya, Yuri Dedovich, Ivan Tverdokhlib, Olga Petrova, Sergei Shishko

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.