Short film

Malanka's Wedding

1979 · 20 min

A quiet, humane portrait that lingers on a hard-lived life, asking patience and rewarding it with gentle sorrow.}{.

Directed by: Oleksandr Koval
Genres: Documentary

Overview: A documentary drama about Maria Kutyr, a resident of Chapayivka (Zolotonosha district, Cherkasy region), whose life reflected the fate of Ukrainian women from the World War II generation.

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Directed by: Oleksandr Koval
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
memory
family
survival
aging
Places: countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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