
The Eve of Ivan Kupalo
Seen it?1968 | 71 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and fantasy fans. If you loved Donnie Darko, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 11 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
Petro is a modest farmhand living in an impoverished village in some unspecified long-ago era. He wants to marry the lovely Pidorka, but her stern father won't hear of it. The mischievous demon Basavriuk, offers a deal, enticing Petro into crime for the sake of fortune.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yurii Illienko
- Larysa KadochnykovaPidorka
- Boris KhmelnitskyPetro
- Oleksandr SergienkoIvas
- Davyd YanoverMaster
- Dmytro FrankoKorzh
- Yevgeni FridmanBasavriuk
- Gemma FirsovaWitch
- Konstantin ErshovPriest
- Boryslav BrondukovSuitor
- Mykhailo IllienkoSuitor