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Harvest Time

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Antonina (Ludmila Motornaya) works as a tractor operator on a farm in the Ukraine, where she lives with her family in the years following World War II. Her bosses award her the "red banner" because she's their most diligent worker. But the banner causes her life to deteriorate. She overworks herself in an attempt to justify the banner's presence in her house. Her husband (Vyacheslav Batrakov), who lost his legs in the war, turns to drink. And vermin continually gnaw at the banner itself.

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Nick Schager Slant Magazine Marina Razbezhkina's Harvest Time uses nostalgia as more of an emotional than intellectual device. Rated: 3/4 Jan 29, 2007 Full Review Boyd van Hoeij european-films.net An exquisitely told and photographed tale that shows both a melancholy longing for and a strong condemnation of life on a Soviet kolkhoz. Aug 1, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member horrible russian film, don't believe what it says on the dvd... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Russian man relates his memories of a pivotal year in his childhood when he lived on a collective farm after the Great Patriotic War. An incredibly multi-layered movie that runs the gamut from happy family memories based on the realization that the value of life isn't contained within possessions but rather in the enjoyment of experiences with others, to mental illness, to alcoholism, to the poignancy of post-Communism with a dash of the supernatural mixed in (all contained in a movie that barely tops an hour in length). A highly visual movie that contains just enough understated narration to keep the story moving along. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Antonina (Ludmila Motornaya) works as a tractor operator on a farm in the Ukraine, where she lives with her family in the years following World War II. Her bosses award her the "red banner" because she's their most diligent worker. But the banner causes her life to deteriorate. She overworks herself in an attempt to justify the banner's presence in her house. Her husband (Vyacheslav Batrakov), who lost his legs in the war, turns to drink. And vermin continually gnaw at the banner itself.
Director
Marina Razbezhkina
Producer
Natalia Zheltukhina
Screenwriter
Marina Razbezhkina
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 9, 2016
Runtime
1h 8m