Bitter Harvest Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Nov. 5, 2016

Bitter Harvest

Release Date: Friday, February 24, 2017 Limited

A young man's life is changed forever when the burgeoning Soviet Union's ambition leads to Stalin's army spilling into rural Ukraine.

Director: George Mendeluk

Starring: Max Irons • Samantha Barks • Barry Pepper • Terence Stamp

N/A Biography 1 hr, 33 m

4 / 5.0

86% WILL SEE 14% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Yuri (Max Irons) is a young Ukrainian living a contented life in his country village of Smila. Unlike his warrior father Yaroslav (Barry Pepper) and notorious grandfather Ivan (Terence Stamp), Yuri is a talented artist, blissfully in love with his childhood sweetheart Natalka (Samantha Barks)—unware of the burgeoning Soviet Union and political dangers facing the people of Ukraine. Following the death of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, tyrant Joseph Stalin senses retaliation and declares his merciless intention to enforce his predecessor's system of collectivisation, thus starving Ukrainians into submission. Led by the ruthless Sergei, a band of Bolshevik soldiers are sent to Smila to enforce the man-made famine. Yaroslav and Ivan heroically defend the village but are powerless against the Bolshevik army. After Yaroslav is brutally hung, the injured Ivan seeks vengeance but struggles to come to terms with the loss of his warrior son and the pacifism of his grandson Yuri. The Bolsheviks' oppressive regime has become the Holodomor—Stalin’s deliberately engineered genocidal famine. Will Yuri and Natalka's love survive the Holodomor as they set out on one last quest for freedom?

Biography Drama

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Who stars in Bitter Harvest – Cast List

Max Irons
The Wife, Red Riding Hood
Samantha Barks
Les Misérables, The Christmas Candle
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Barry Pepper
Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Saving Private Ryan
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Terence Stamp
Get Smart, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Who is making Bitter Harvest – Crew List

A look at Bitter Harvest behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director George Mendeluk last helmed Fight or Flight.

Director: George Mendeluk
Screenwriters: George Mendeluk
Richard Bachynsky Hoover
Producer: Richard Bachynsky Hoover

Studio: Roadside Attractions
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Bitter Harvest

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Nov 2016

Completed

Changed Bitter Harvest movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 1 hr, 33 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Bitter Harvest Release Date: When was the film released?

Bitter Harvest was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, February 24 , 2017. There were eight other movies released on the same date, including Get Out, Collide and Rock Dog. As a limited release, Bitter Harvest was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.