Set during the 1917–21 Civil War in Ukraine, Two Days tells the story of a faithful servant, Anton, who remains behind to guard the master’s mansion as the family flees the approaching Bolsheviks. In the chaos of their escape, the landowner’s young son is left behind and Anton hides the boy in the attic. The Bolsheviks arrive to occupy the house, and it turns out that Anton’s son—whose political beliefs run counter to his father’s—is their leader. What unfolds is a complex drama, full of nuance and expressively told.
Musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne
Copresented by Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Restoration by Oleksandr Dovzhenko Centre
Presented in 35mm
Children under the age of 10 are admitted free.