The White Bird Marked with Black
Jan 17 1972
•2h 39m
•War, Drama
A family struggles to survive in an area that was claimed as part of Rumania, Poland and the 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.
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Ivan Mykolaichuk
Petro Dzvonar
Yurii Mykolaichuk
Bohdan Dzvonar
Alexandr Plotnikov
Les Dzvonar
Larysa Kadochnykova
Dana
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