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The Guide

The Guide

2014•2h 0m•7.8/10
HistoryDrama

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7.8/10(37)

American boy Peter and blind minstrel Ivan are thrown together by fate amidst the turbulent mid-30s Soviet Ukraine.

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Production

Pronto Film, Ukrainian State Film Agency

Language

UK

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Anton Sviatoslav Greene

Anton Sviatoslav Greene

Peter Shamrock

Stanislav Boklan

Stanislav Boklan

Ivan Kocherga

Jamala

Jamala

Olha

Jeff Burrell

Jeff Burrell

Michael Shamrock

Oleksandr Kobzar

Oleksandr Kobzar

Comrade Vladimir

Oleh Prymohenov

Oleh Prymohenov

Mykola Sytnyk

Іryna Sanіna

Іryna Sanіna

Orysia

Andrew Franchuk

Andrew Franchuk

Harris

Veronika Shostak

Veronika Shostak

Natalka

Eduard Bezrodnyi

Eduard Bezrodnyi

Arkadii

Fedir Stryhun

Fedir Stryhun

Master Bohdan

Andrii Bilous

Andrii Bilous

Comdiv

Taras Kompanichenko

Taras Kompanichenko

Bandurist Taras

Taras Denysenko

Taras Denysenko

Folklorist

Borys Heorhiyevskyi

Borys Heorhiyevskyi

Collective farm chairman

Oleksandr Hetmanskyi

Oleksandr Hetmanskyi

Commissioner of the OGPU

Petro Panchuk

Petro Panchuk

Panotets of kobzars

Vasyl Basha

Vasyl Basha

Chairman of the Music Commission

Ihor Hniezdilov

Ihor Hniezdilov

Head of explosive works

Volodymyr Shpudeiko

Volodymyr Shpudeiko

Announcer / Chechitochnik

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