Famine ’33 is a testimony to the plundering and genocide of the Ukrainian people by the communist regime. The film was screened in Ukraine prior to the successful referendum on independence and was very well received. It captures the atmosphere of hunger, poverty, and despair of that era. A film showing where perverse ideologies and people who ignore or hate God and His Commandments lead society.

Miron Katrannik and his family struggle to survive the difficult times resulting from the socialist experiment. On orders from Moscow, grain and seeds were confiscated.

Soldiers go from house to house, taking even the little that people have left. Meanwhile, people try to hide and protect items from the local church that the communist mercenaries would like to sell for profit.

Those who refuse to cooperate with the NKVD mercenaries spreading terror face torture or death. Hunger intensifies, cannibalism emerges, the death toll rises, and even Miron Katrannik’s family is not spared.

Drama / Historical

Soviet Union / Ukraine, 1991, 115 min

Crew: Oles Yanchuk;

Cast: Alexei Gorbunov, Georgy Morozjuk;

Parents’ Guide

Several scenes showing corpses lying on the ground. A seated man who has committed suicide and another man who praises what he did. A scene involving people being shot. A scene where a man is suspended from a board by a rope. Corpses being thrown into a pit to be burned. Approximately one scene depicting acts of cannibalism.

People being robbed of food and other belongings.

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