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Set in 1930s Ukraine, as Stalin advances the ambitions of communists in the Kremlin, young artist Yuri battles to save his lover Natalka from the Holodomor, the death-by-starvation program that ultimately killed millions of Ukrainians.

Primary Title
  • Bitter Harvest
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 15 September 2018
Release Year
  • 2017
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 15
Duration
  • 105:00
Channel
  • Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • Set in 1930s Ukraine, as Stalin advances the ambitions of communists in the Kremlin, young artist Yuri battles to save his lover Natalka from the Holodomor, the death-by-starvation program that ultimately killed millions of Ukrainians.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
  • Russian
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--Canada
  • Ukraine--History--Famine, 1932-1933--Drama
  • Soviet Union--Politics and government--1917-1936--Drama
  • Genocide--Ukraine--Drama
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • War
Contributors
  • George Mendeluk (Director)
  • Richard Bachynsky Hoover (Writer)
  • George Mendeluk (Writer)
  • Max Irons (Actor)
  • Samantha Barks (Actor)
  • Terence Stamp (Actor)
  • Aneurin Barnard (Actor)
  • Devil's Harvest Production (Production Unit)
  • Tell Me A Storey (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Feature films--Canada
  • Ukraine--History--Famine, 1932-1933--Drama
  • Soviet Union--Politics and government--1917-1936--Drama
  • Genocide--Ukraine--Drama