描述在1932年二戰期間，烏克蘭獨裁者史達林越過蘇聯邊境，鎖定一處寧靜的村落，並攻擊這些手無寸鐵的老百姓，還搶走他們的糧食。一位出身於此的年輕藝術家尤里，過著安穩的生活，身旁還跟著一位深愛的女人娜塔嘉。但就在烏克蘭大軍攻佔之後，家園一夕之間殘破不堪，娜塔嘉也不幸在這場混亂中，淪為對方的階下囚。為了救回心愛的女人，尤里決心不顧一切從軍，要讓敵軍知道，家園或許敵不過防線，但愛情卻是堅不可摧的。

Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, BITTER HARVEST conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union. With an exceptional cast of established and rising stars, the film epically recreates one of the most dramatic and dangerous episodes in the history of 20th Century Europe.