Movies and TvShows featuring "rusyn" theme.

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a movie that tells the tragic love story of Ivan and Marichka, who belong to rival Carpathian villages. Their forbidden love is challenged by sorcery, rivalry, and religious beliefs, leading to a series of heart-wrenching events in their lives.

Annychka, a young Rusyn girl, lives in a peaceful village until war breaks out and she is confronted with the harsh realities of the conflict. As enemy forces approach, Annychka and her fellow villagers must band together to protect their homes and loved ones. With the hutsuls as their allies, they embark on a journey filled with bravery, sacrifice, and the resilience of the human spirit.

In a mountain village one woman's beauty and popularity with the men incurs the wrath of the others. AKA The Stray.

“The Carpathians are medieval!” one character bellows, and this tale of the tree-chopper Petro, his faithless wife Marijka, and various scheming businessmen and foremen does little to disprove the assertion. Interestingly filmed with a nonprofessional cast recruited from the region, Faithless Marijka may have a neorealist conceit, but its direction is utterly futuristic, filled with the lightning-fast montage techniques and low-angle camera of the Soviet avant-garde (along with its invigorating agitprop).

Dedicated to the Lemkos, who through their extraordinary love for the country overcame the trauma of massive deportations during the "Operation Vistula" and managed to return to their homeland. This film is a story about the fate of people from the annihilated Długie village, and it talks about Małastów village, where Lemkos, originally the dominant group, were transformed into a defenceless minority. Today, with admirable perseverance, they continue to fight for their rights. Above all, this is a film about love, which is the most precious thing.

The 20th century was the roughest in history for the Carpatho-Rusyns of Central Europe. After World War II, when they were declared Ukrainians by the new Communist regimes in every country where they live, Carpatho-Rusyns in Czechoslovakia and elsewhere became extinct overnight -- and this was their existence for more than 50 years. But with the 1989 Velvet Revolution, led by the playwright and former dissident Václav Havel, Carpatho-Rusyn ethnicity revived in every country - including the United States. This is the story of that revival.

This documentary delves into the captivating world of Ladomírová, shedding light on the intriguing history and legends surrounding its music. Through interviews and captivating footage, it unravels the secrets of the compelling murder ballads and other legendary tales that have shaped the region's cultural identity.