The Guide

The Guide

2014 · 120 min · ★ 7.9 · History, Drama

American boy Peter and blind minstrel Ivan are thrown together by fate amidst the turbulent mid-30s Soviet Ukraine.

Directed by Oles Sanin · Written by Iren Rozdobudko

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