Claim: The number one Ukranian-language film by IMDb rating is Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, a 1965 film by the Soviet filmmaker Sergei Parajanov based on the classic book by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky.
Evidence: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (Ukrainian: Тіні забутих предків, Tini zabutykh predkiv), also called Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors, Shadows of Our Ancestors, or Wild Horses of Fire, is a 1965 film by the Soviet filmmaker Sergei Parajanov based on the classic book by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky. Directed by Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors 8.1 7.9 7.1 7.9 6.7 7.3 7.5 6.8 7.2