Wedding in Malinovka

(1967)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 1,703 votes

Genres: Comedy, War, Romance

Year: 1967

Runtime: 95 min

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Андрей Тутышкин

Cast: Владимир Самойлов, Людмила Алфимова, Валентина Николаенко, Евгений Лебедев, Зоя Фёдорова

Plot

The movie takes place during Russia's civil war between the Reds (Bolsheviks) and the Whites (Mensheviks). Andrejka and Yarinka are a young betrothed couple in the village of Malinovka, caught between the battle lines. Gritsian is the leader of a Menshevik band who are planning to attack the village. Yarinka appeals to the local Bolshevik commander for his faction's help. The Bolsheviks quickly come up with a plan to save the village... but the plan requires Yarinka to enter into a pretend marriage with Gritsian.

The civil war has made its changes in the way of life and life of people. Residents of the Ukrainian village of Malinovka are beginning to get used to the constant change of power. But life goes on, and the whole village is waiting for the wedding of shepherd Andreyka and the local beauty Yarinka. At this time, the power in the village passed to the self-proclaimed ataman Gritsian Tavricheskiy. As a winner, he himself decides to marry a beautiful woman, but receives a waiver from a bold girl. Accustomed to receive everything by force, the chieftain begins to threaten her by violence. Yarinka managed to escape from the chieftain to the forest.