

The Guide
2014-11-12 · 120 min · ★ 7.9
American boy Peter and blind minstrel Ivan are thrown together by fate amidst the turbulent mid-30s Soviet Ukraine.
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Production details
- Directors
- Oles Sanin
- Production companies
- Pronto Film, Ukrainian State Film Agency
- Countries
- Ukraine
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 722,083
- Revenue
- USD 499,168
Top Cast
Anton Sviatoslav GreenePeter Shamrock
Stanislav BoklanIvan Kocherga
JamalaOlha
Jeff BurrellMichael Shamrock
Oleksandr KobzarComrade Vladimir
Oleh PrymohenovMykola Sytnyk
Іryna SanіnaOrysia
Andrew FranchukHarris
Veronika ShostakNatalka
Eduard BezrodnyiArkadii
Fedir StryhunMaster Bohdan
Andrii BilousComdiv
Taras KompanichenkoBandurist Taras
Taras DenysenkoFolklorist
Borys HeorhiyevskyiCollective farm chairman
Oleksandr HetmanskyiCommissioner of the OGPU
Petro PanchukPanotets of kobzars
Vasyl BashaChairman of the Music Commission
Ihor HniezdilovHead of explosive works
Volodymyr ShpudeikoAnnouncer / ChechitochnikTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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