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Bitter Harvest 2017 Directed by George Mendeluk

Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, Bitter Harvest conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.

Countries Canada , USA
Production Country Canada
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Russian
Budget $20,000,000
Revenue $557,241
Release Date 31 January 2017
103 mins
Cast
Barry Pepper Yaroslav
Anastasiya Ostreinova Mykola's Girlfriend
Nicholas Aaron Walter Duranty
Edward Akrout Professor Temchuck
Gary Oliver Stalin
Richard Ashton Father Ostapovich
Paul Hickey Lazar Kaganovich
Michael Jenn Professor Malishnikov
Rod Hunt Anton
Kevin Hudson Peasant
David G. Robinson Stalin's Bodyguard
Tim Charles Gregory Zinoviev
Rob Mitchell-James Nikolai Bukharin
Kane Ogieva Willard
Dennis Good Voice over
Dominic Borrelli Andrei Zhdanov
Jane Thorne Gaunt Old Woman
Marat Khairoullin Revolutionary Pesant