The Dam Is Broken

The Dam Is Broken — Plot

The film is set in one of the regions of Western Ukraine in the 1920s. A poor peasant, Vasyl, openly opposes the arbitrariness of the lord's authorities. While hunting in the lord's forest, he is captured by soldiers and imprisoned in a dungeon. His beloved girl Lesia, with the help of the villagers, opens the dam, and water begins to flood the manor. Amid the commotion, Vasyl escapes from his captivity.

• Release date
• September 23, 1928
• Runtime
• 52 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Mikhail Kapchinsky

The Dam Is Broken — Cast

Heiri Emirzade Vasyl Nina Li Lesya

A

Anna Agramova Vasyl‘s mother

V

V. Kolpashnikov Lesya‘s father

Y

Yuriy Krestinskiy Yurka, shepherd boy

N

Nikolay Bukaev Young hunter

A

Anastasia Suvorina Sorceress

K

K. Mikhaylova Young woman