Love Conquers All

(1987)

Genres: Romance

Year: 1987

Runtime: 69 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Николай Мащенко

Cast: Константин Шафоренко, Станислав Станкевич, Степан Олексенко, Дмитрий Миргородский, Елена Костина, Валентин Троцюк, Олексій Богданович, Николай Борисенко, Василий Фущич

Plot

Based on the short story collection «A Moment Before Happiness» by Oles Honchar. A love story between a Hungarian girl, Lóri, and a Ukrainian soldier, Sashko, at the end of the Second World War. An unexpected meeting and a fleeting moment of happiness are overshadowed by the advances of a Hungarian man who is obsessed with her. Defending his beloved, Sashko kills the jealous rival. The scandal is then covered up by Sashko’s death.