Wind From the Rapids

Alternative title:

The Last Marine Pilot Source: https://vufku.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. 

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