The Geese-Swans Fly

The Geese-Swans Fly

77 mins | Family | Jan. 1, 1974

Life in a Ukrainian village after the Soviet revolution. A poetic ballad, which through the lens of a child's observations, dreams and hopes rely on the belief for a new and better future. Living with his grandfather and mother, little Mykhailyk has a great passion for books and hearing about a huge library at a nearby castle, he begins making plans to go there.

The Geese-Swans Fly

77 mins | Family | Jan. 1, 1974

The Geese-Swans Fly
Life in a Ukrainian village after the Soviet revolution. A poetic ballad, which through the lens of a child's observations, dreams and hopes rely on the belief for a new and better future. Living with his grandfather and mother, little Mykhailyk has a great passion for books and hearing about a huge library at a nearby castle, he begins making plans to go there.
Producers Dovzhenko Film Studios
Original title Гуси-лебеді летять
Directors Oleksandr Muratov
Writers Mykhailo Stelmakh

Cast

Vladimir Chubarev

as Mykhailyk

Fedir Stryhun

as Sebastian

Halyna Demchuk

as Mykhailyk's Mother

Vladimir Alekseyenko

as Grandad Demyan

Valeriy Sheptekita

as Yukhrym

Larysa Lukashevych

as Maryana

Lilya Suddya

as Lyubochka