Christmas, or How the Hutsuls Waited for the End of the World

Christmas, or How the Hutsuls Waited for the End of the World

2001 · Documentary

Two students without diplomas: Oles Sanin and Serhiy Mikhalchuk got hold of four boxes of long-expired black-and-white film, borrowed a camera from Ukrkinochronika, and went to the Carpathians, to those who live closer to God, and decided to meet the End of the World with them.

Directed by Oles Sanin

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