The Peasants

(2023)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 170 votes

Genres: Animation, History, Drama

Year: 2023

Runtime: 115 мин

Country: Poland, Lithuania

Director: Hugh Welchman, DK Welchman

Cast: Kamila Urzędowska, Robert Gulaczyk, Mirosław Baka, Sonia Mietielica, Ewa Kasprzyk, Цезари Лукашевич, Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Dorota Stalińska, Анджей Конопка

Plot

Peasant girl Jagna is forced to marry the much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and disdain with the villagers and she must fight to preserve her independence.

The Peasants tells the story of Jagna, a young woman determined to forge her own path within the confines of a late 19th century Polish village - a hotbed of gossip and on-going feuds, held together, rich and poor, by pride in their land, adherence to colorful traditions and deep-rooted patriarchy. When Jagna finds herself caught between the conflicting desires of the village's richest farmer, his eldest son, and other leading men of the community, her resistance puts her on a tragic collision course with the community around her.