Carol of the Bells

Carol of the Bells (2023)

Щедрик

Immortalised as one of the most scintillating and uplifting Christmas songs, 'Carol of the Bells' adapted from a popular and loved Ukrainian folk melody, came to represent the spirit of brotherhood and unity all over the world. The peaceful and neighbourly existence of three families, Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish, sharing a large house, musical evenings and merriment in the city of Stanislaviv in the years preceding and post war, is shattered. First in the Soviet occupation and the persecution of the Polish family, then, by the Nazi occupation of Ukraine, and the decimation of the Jewish family. Sacrificing their lives the Ukrainian family manage to save their neighbours' children and their own daughter. Death and loss come to these families, but the healing power and joy , and a promise that the Future Will Not be Cancelled which "Carol of the Bells' evokes will be everlasting.

Date of release
2023-01-05
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (29)
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Olesya Morhunets

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $294.6K
  • Budget: $2M
  • Earned 0.1× its budget

Carol of the Bells is a Ukrainian historical drama directed by Olesia Morhunets-Isaienko based on the script by Kseniia Zastavska, released in Ukraine on 5 January 2023. The world premiere took place on 4 March 2022. The distributors of the film are Film.UA Distribution and Kinomania Film Distribution. Also known as Szczedryk (Poland) and «Щедрик» (Ukraine).

Production

The film, based on the script by Ksenija Zastavska, was produced in co-production between Ukraine and Poland, directed by Ukrainian director Olesia Morhunets-Isaienko. The project's funding was split equally between Ukrainian and Polish parties, with the Ukrainian portion of financing provided by Ukrainian State Film Agency. The casting of actors took place over a period of 2 months.

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