
When the Trees Fall
Five-year-old Vitka and her teenage cousin Larysa both yearn for a life beyond the archaic rules and restricting confines of their small, godforsaken Ukrainian village. Despite her family's staunch objections, Larysa falls wildly in love with Scar, a handsome ex-convict. Hoping to leave their troubled past behind, the two plot their escape. Scar agrees to take on a criminal job in the city. Larysa, meanwhile, fends off an arranged marriage and awaits his return.
- Year: 2018
- Country: Macedonia, Poland, Ukraine, Spain
- Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Crime
- Studio: Solar Media Entertainment, Directory Films, Message Film, Fokus In, Latido Films, Ukrainian State Film Agency, North Macedonia Film Agency
- Keyword: symbolism, coming of age, domestic violence, little girl, woman director, ukrainian village, ukrainian folklore, traumatized woman
- Director: Marysia Nikitiuk
- Cast: Anastasiia Pustovit, Sofia Khalaimova, Maksym Samchyk, Maria Svizhinska, Alla Samoilenko, Yevhenii Hryhoriev





















