The White Bird Marked with Black

(1972)Directed by Yurii Illienko99 minWar, Drama

A family struggles to survive in an area that was claimed as part of Rumania, Poland and Ukraine, all within a short span of time. When World War II comes, various family members choose different masters; some even choose to work for the Soviets. War, struggle, marriages, births, deaths--all these events punctuate the story of this large family.

Ivan Mykolaichukas Petro Dzvonar
Yurii Mykolaichukas Bohdan Dzvonar
Alexandr Plotnikovas Les Dzvonar
Bohdan Stupkaas Orest Dzvonar
Nataliia Naumas Katryna Dzvonar
Gemma Firsovaas Vivdya
Vasyl Symchychas Priest Myron
Oleh Polstvinas Heorhiy as a child
Mykhailo Illienkoas Heorhiy
Leonid Bakshtayevas Ostap
Volodymyr Shakaloas Levytsky
Mykola Oliinykas Roman
Mariia Mykolaichuk
Volodymyr Kolisnyk
Vyacheslav Vinnik
Kostiantyn Stepankovas Zozulia