Dear, Beloved Mother...

At the age of 18, Tatiana married Maxim, a widower, and became the mother of his three children. But soon her husband dies at the hands of bandits, and her relatives, seeking to take over the household, throw her out of the house. Some time later Tatiana marries Pavel, the father of four children, and by the age of 26 gives birth to three sons. But the war begins and with it come more severe trials....

Directed by Mykola Mashchenko, Dear, Beloved Mother... leans on a strong ensemble — Lidiia Yaremchuk, Viloriy Pashchenko, Volodymyr Talashko — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1986.