Carol of the Bells - 2023

Immortalised as one of the most scintillating and uplifting Christmas songs, 'Carol of the Bells' adapted from a popular and loved Ukrainian folk melody, came to represent the spirit of brotherhood and unity all over the world. The peaceful and neighbourly existence of three families, Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish, sharing a large house, musical evenings and merriment in the city of Stanislaviv in the years preceding and post war, is shattered. First in the Soviet occupation and the persecution of the Polish family, then, by the Nazi occupation of Ukraine, and the decimation of the Jewish family. Sacrificing their lives the Ukrainian family manage to save their neighbours' children and their own daughter. Death and loss come to these families, but the healing power and joy , and a promise that the Future Will Not be Cancelled which "Carol of the Bells' evokes will be everlasting.

122min
2023
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating8.0/10

Cast

Yana Koroliova profile pictureYana KoroliovaSofia Ivaniuk
Andrii Mostrenko profile pictureAndrii MostrenkoMykhailo Ivaniuk
Polina Gromova profile picturePolina GromovaYaroslava Ivaniuk
Anastasia Mateshko profile pictureAnastasia MateshkoYaroslava Ivaniuk adult
Joanna Opozda profile pictureJoanna OpozdaWanda Kalinowska
Mirosław Haniszewski profile pictureMirosław HaniszewskiWaclaw Kalinowski
Janina Rudenska profile pictureJanina RudenskaIrma Krampe
Andrii Isaienko profile pictureAndrii IsaienkoNKVD Officer
Alla Binieieva profile pictureAlla BinieievaBerta Herszkowicz
Tomasz Sobczak profile pictureTomasz SobczakIsaac Herszkowicz
Tetiana Krulikovska profile pictureTetiana KrulikovskaDinah Herszkowicz adult

About Carol of the Bells

Carol of the Bells Overview

Immortalised as one of the most scintillating and uplifting Christmas songs, 'Carol of the Bells' adapted from a popular and loved Ukrainian folk melody, came to represent the spirit of brotherhood and unity all over the world. The peaceful and neighbourly existence of three families, Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish, sharing a large house, musical evenings and merriment in the city of Stanislaviv in the years preceding and post war, is shattered. First in the Soviet occupation and the persecution of the Polish family, then, by the Nazi occupation of Ukraine, and the decimation of the Jewish family. Sacrificing their lives the Ukrainian family manage to save their neighbours' children and their own daughter. Death and loss come to these families, but the healing power and joy , and a promise that the Future Will Not be Cancelled which "Carol of the Bells' evokes will be everlasting.

Runtime: 122min

Extra details

Original Title: Щедрик
Original Language: Ukrainian
Directed By: Olesya Morgunets
Production Companies
AMA VISIONStewopolMainstream Pictures LLC