

Handfuls
1987, Ukrainian. Directed by Alfred Shestopalov.
The film tells the story of the difficult and tragic fate of a Prykarpattia family over several generations. The events take place in the difficult 30s and 40s. Zhmeniak's father tries to gather more land in his possession by all means. But not everyone understands that he will divide all that land between his children when it comes time to die anyway, and they are simply jealous of his possessions. Meanwhile, the children have their own dramas and tragedies, because it's one thing to love someone, and another thing to know what the father thinks about it, and who he sees as wives for his sons. And then there are changes of government, and then there is the war...
- Runtime
- 3h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Ukrainian
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Cast & crew
- Alfred ShestopalovDirector
- Vladimir NekrasovYurko Zhmenyak
- Les SerdyukIvan Zhmenyak
- Nataliia NaumVarka Zhmenyak
- Dmitri MatveyevMykhaylo Zhmenyak
- Lyubov PolekhinaYulka Petrichka
- Olga BogachyovaOlena
- Nina Kolchina-BunVerona
- Ivan MykolaichukPavlo Zhmenyak
- Ostap StupkaStepan Zhmenyak
- Galina MorozHanka
- Anatoli MateshkoPetro Bryla
- Volodymyr TalashkoPetro Oliynyk
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1987
- Original title
- Жменяки
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Vasyl Rusnak
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Handfuls runs 198 minutes (3h 18m).
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Handfuls isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1987. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Handfuls?
Handfuls (1987) was directed by Alfred Shestopalov and stars Vladimir Nekrasov, Les Serdyuk, Nataliia Naum.