
The story of a five year old little rebellious girl Vitka with her teenage cousin Larysa and her boyfriend, the young criminal Scar unfolds in a Ukrainian provincial setting. Larysa finds herself at a crossroads after the death of her father. Yearning to be self made, the village community ostracizes her for loving Scar. Larysa discovers her grandmother once sacrificed her love for a young gypsy abandoning him for traditional values and other people's opinions. Larysa's mothe... (Full plot summary below)
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The story of a five year old little rebellious girl Vitka with her teenage cousin Larysa and her boyfriend, the young criminal Scar unfolds in a Ukrainian provincial setting. Larysa finds herself at a crossroads after the death of her father. Yearning to be self made, the village community ostracizes her for loving Scar. Larysa discovers her grandmother once sacrificed her love for a young gypsy abandoning him for traditional values and other people's opinions. Larysa's mother is too psychologically weak to support her daughter. Larysa and Scar plan to escape from a life of crime, misery and their relatives. But are they ready to pay the full price for freedom?
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| Dare DanielDaniel BarnesThis strange slice of Ukrainian magic realism has a primal energy and unconventional, borderline chaotic construction. |
| The Blue LensesAlexandra Heller-NicholasUnapologetically dark in places, When the Trees Fall is far from the trauma-farming exercise in hopelessness that stories such as these so commonly are; it is a beautiful tale of hope, life, and the joyful weightlessness of dreaming |