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Brother Ivan

  • 2021
IMDb RATING
9.5/10
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Ivan Chendej in Brother Ivan (2021)
BiographyDocumentaryDramaFamilyHistoryShort

A touching sisterly portrait of Ivan Chendej, the screenwriter of the legendary "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors".A touching sisterly portrait of Ivan Chendej, the screenwriter of the legendary "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors".A touching sisterly portrait of Ivan Chendej, the screenwriter of the legendary "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors".

  • Director
    • Vyacheslav Bihun
  • Writer
    • Vyacheslav Bihun
  • Stars
    • Ivan Chendej
    • Mariya Chendej
    • Anna Mykhaylivna Mahula
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    9.5/10
    32
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vyacheslav Bihun
    • Writer
      • Vyacheslav Bihun
    • Stars
      • Ivan Chendej
      • Mariya Chendej
      • Anna Mykhaylivna Mahula
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast19

    Ivan Chendej
    • Self
    Mariya Chendej
    • Self
    Anna Mykhaylivna Mahula
    • Self
    Marta Mykhaylivna Motrynets
    • Self
    Olha Mykhaylivna Chendej
    • Self
    Snizhana Benchak
    • Self
    Mariya Chendej-Treschak
    • Self
    Neonilla Deket
    • Self
    Yelizaveta Deket
    • Self
    Oleksandr Havrosh
    • Self
    Daryna Korolyova
    • Self
    Lina Vasylivna Kostenko
    • Self
    Myroslava Kushnir
    • Self
    Veronika Mahula
    • Self
    Victoria Savula
    • Self
    Stepan Stoyko
    • Self
    Ivan Treshchak
    • Self
    Anita Tsubera
    • Self
    • Director
      • Vyacheslav Bihun
    • Writer
      • Vyacheslav Bihun
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      "Brother Ivan" is a memorial film in several senses. Besides being a film about Ivan Chendej, at its release it features other characters who already passed away, but continue to live in cinema. For example, the wife of the writer Mariya Chendey (Chendej) (1924-2016) and his sister Anna Mahula (1927-2019).

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    Details

    • Release date
      • 2021 (Ukraine)
    • Country of origin
      • Ukraine
    • Language
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
      • Brat Ivan
    • Filming locations
      • Zakarpattia, Ukraine(shots of nature and various sites)
    • Production company
      • DazhBogFilm
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