The Beard

The Beard (2012) is a drama film directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyi-Sobchuk.

The old man’s daughter married the foreigner and moved abroad. Only his neighbor Gienyk remembers his name. Others call him “Beard”. “Beard” feeds hens, smokes cheap cigarettes, goes fishing as an ordinary villager. But nobody, even Gienyk knows what’s on his mind. His daughter visits him while passing by. He’s not at home at that moment. When he comes back, he founds his daughter on the threshold, ready to leave. The old man sees off his daughter with sadness. And then takes the gun. Everything’s going to change in a moment… The Beard will disappear.

Cast

Zinoviy Symych

Mykola Homeniuk

Mariya Romanova

Gilberto Forti

Svitlana Skrypnyk

Volodymyr Mateychuk

Yevhen Zelinskyy

Yaroslav Yaremiyik

Anatolii Maksymiuk

(voice)