The 6 Queer Short Films at Sundance 2026
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Nazar Stodolya (1937)
In the first half of the 17th century, the peasant Nazar Stodolya, sentenced to death by the Polish magnate Haletsky, is rescued by his friend Hnat. Later, Nazar and Hnat find themselves in the estate of the Ukrainian centurion Kichaty. The centurion, having invited a priest, persuades the fugitives to sign a paper stating that they have voluntarily been assigned to Kichaty's estate. Hnat does not sign the paper, and Nazar, falling in love with the owner's daughter Halia, easily puts his signature and thus falls into another bondage. Soon, Hnat leads the people's struggle against the oppressors, and Nazar and Halya join the rebels.
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In the first half of the 17th century, the peasant Nazar Stodolya, sentenced to death by the Polish magnate Haletsky, is rescued by his friend Hnat. Later, Nazar and Hnat find themselves in the estate of the Ukrainian centurion Kichaty. The centurion, having invited a priest, persuades the fugitives to sign a paper stating that they have voluntarily been assigned to Kichaty's estate. Hnat does not sign the paper, and Nazar, falling in love with the owner's daughter Halia, easily puts his signature and thus falls into another bondage. Soon, Hnat leads the people's struggle against the oppressors, and Nazar and Halya join the rebels.
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Genre:History, Drama, Romance
Written By:Ivan Kulyk
In Theaters:8/6/1937
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Runtime:83 minutes
Studio:Ukrainfilm
Cast
Heorhiy Tasin
Director
Oleksandr Serdiuk
Nazar Stodolya
Amvrosii Buchma
Foma Kichatyy - Hundred commander
Nataliia Uzhvii
Stekha
Nikolay Pishvanov
Hnat
Mykola Nademskyi
pan Khaletski
Oleksandra Vasylieva
Halya - Kichatyy's daughter
Hnat Khotkevych
Kirik the blind bandura player
Matvei Lyarov
Colonel
P. Radetskiy
Aleksey Volin
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