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Black Candle of the Bright Road. In memory of Vasyl Stus
Black Candle of the Bright Road. In memory of Vasyl Stus
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Black Candle of the Bright Road. In memory of Vasyl Stus

Original Title: Просвітлої дороги свічка чорна. Пам'яті Василя Стуса

1992
2h 32m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1992

Runtime

2h 32m

Storyline

Documentary trilogy about the thorny path of the famous Ukrainian poet, translator, political prisoner Vasyl Stus. Filmed in 1989-1992, it describes the life of the poet, the story of the destruction of the dissident by the Soviet authorities, highlights his influence on Ukrainian society during life and after his death, records the testimony of witnesses, films the liquidated Kuchino camp, in which Stus was imprisoned, the reburial of Stus, Lytvyn and Tykhy in 1989. Consists of three parts: «Come back to me, my memory» (Верни до мене, пам’яте моя), «In the white cold the sun of Ukraine» (У білій стужі сонце України), «Crucified on a black cross» (Розіп’ятий на чорному хресті).

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 32m
Jan 6, 1992
Languages
Ukrainian
Director
Stanislav Chernilevskyi
Stanislav Chernilevskyi
Production
Halychyna-film
Halychyna-film
Production Countries
Ukraine
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Top Cast

15 Cast Members

Oleksandr Kochnev

Oleksandr Kochnev

(voice)

Dmytro Stus

Dmytro Stus

Vasyl Stus

Vasyl Stus

(voice)

Nina Matviienko

Nina Matviienko

(sing)

Vitaliy Doroshenko

Vitaliy Doroshenko

(voice)

Leonid Yanovskyi

Leonid Yanovskyi

(voice)

Alla Usenko

Alla Usenko

(voice)

Halyna Demchuk

Halyna Demchuk

(voice)

Agafya Bolotova

(voice)

Aleksandr Movchan

Aleksandr Movchan

(voice)

Anatolii Yurchenko

Anatolii Yurchenko

(voice)

Bohdan Beniuk

Bohdan Beniuk

(voice)

Vasyl Mazur

Vasyl Mazur

(voice)

Yuriy Kritenko

(voice)

Lina Kostenko

Lina Kostenko

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Black Candle of the Bright Road. In memory of Vasyl Stus (1992) - Documentary trilogy
Black Candle of the Bright Road. In memory of Vasyl Stus (1992) - Documentary trilogy
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