The Dam Is Broken

Греблю прорвало

The film is set in one of the regions of Western Ukraine in the 1920s. A poor peasant, Vasyl, openly opposes the arbitrariness of the lord's authorities. While hunting in the lord's forest, he is captured by soldiers and imprisoned in a dungeon. His beloved girl Lesia, with the help of the villagers, opens the dam, and water begins to flood the manor. Amid the commotion, Vasyl escapes from his captivity.

Director

Mikhail Kapchinsky

Screenplay

Dmytro Falkovskyi

Screenplay

Lazar Frenkel

Status

Released

Release date

23/09/1928

Original language

Ukrainian