Wind From the Rapids
Alternative title:
The Last Marine Pilot Source: https://syeedfch.org/en/found/wind-from-the-rapids
Year:
1929
Country:
Ukrainian SSR
Studio:
Kyiv Film Studio VUFKU
Duration:
64 min
Director:
Arnold Kordium
Writer:
Heorhii Basiuk, Arnold Kordium
Cinematographer:
Joseph Rona
Production design:
Vasyl Krychevskyi
Cast:
Mykola Sadovskyi (Ostap Kovban, the last marine pilot), Lidiia Ostrovska (Maryna, his daughter), Ivan Kononenko-Kozelskyi (Andrii, his son), Mykola Braterskyi (Stepan, a young marine pilot), H. Kuznietsov (a technician)
The construction of Dniprohes began in 1927. Further flooding of the Dnieper rapids changes the traditional course of life of the farmers from nearby villages. However, the old marine pilot Ostap Kovban is reluctant to accept progress. And yet, his son Andrii gets in his way.