{"id":165896,"date":"2017-02-20T06:44:56","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T13:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=165896"},"modified":"2017-02-20T07:34:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T14:34:55","slug":"bitter-harvest-movie-review-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2017\/02\/20\/bitter-harvest-movie-review-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitter Harvest Movie Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitter Harvest<\/strong>
\nRoadside Attractions
\nReviewed by: Tami Smith, Film Reviewer for Shockya
\nGrade: C+
\nDirector: George Mendeluk
\nWritten by: Richard Bachynsky-Hoover, George Mendeluk
\nCast: Max Irons, Samantha Barks, Tom Austen, Richard Brake, Aneurin Barnard, Tamer Hassan, William Beck
\nRelease Date<\/span>: February 24th<\/sup>, 2017<\/p>\n

Most people never heard of the 1932 Holodomor<\/em> in Ukraine, a man-made famine\u00a0that killed an estimated 2.5 to 7.5 million people, and affected the major grain-producing areas of that country. Some scholars believe that the famine was planned by Stalin\u00a0to eliminate a Ukrainian independence movement.<\/p>\n

Director George Mendeluk introduces us to the famine in the upcoming \u201cBitter Harvest\u201d, <\/em>due to open in theaters on February 24, 2017. Taking a na\u00efve approach to farm life he shows idyllic life in a small Ukraine village, just a short train ride from the capital Kiev, where farmers harvest crops during the day and dance at night. Grim changes are implemented suddenly by the Soviet government in 1932, starting with collectivization of the land and confiscation of crops. We are introduced to Yuri (Max Irons) who is determined to marry Natalka (Samantha Barks), flee from Ukraine to Poland, and from there to a better life in in Manitoba, Canada.<\/p>\n

The weakest part of \u00a0Bitter Harvest\u00a0<\/em>is the screenplay by Richard Bachynsky Hoover. Actors work here with high school level dialog<\/span>, spoken in artificially stage-polished English, alien to working-class farmers.<\/p>\n

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Photography is done with great skill by Douglas Milsome, emphasizing beautiful autumnal oranges and yellows, which are contrasted by wintery greys and blues after famine sets in. Filming locations<\/span> include: Kyiv, Ukraine, which give authenticity to the plot, and Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England.<\/p>\n

At 103 minutes duration Bitter Harvest<\/em>\u00a0is an overlong creation that overstays its welcome.<\/p>\n

Rated R. 103 minutes.\u00a0 \u00a9 Tami Smith, Film Reviewer<\/p>\n

Story: B<\/p>\n

Acting: C+<\/p>\n

Technical: B<\/p>\n

Overall: C+<\/p>\n

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