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Release Date:
August 24, 2023
Original Title:
Довбуш
Alternate Titles:
Dovbush: Lord of Black Mountains
Oleksa. King of Robbers
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Companies:
Ministry of Culture of Ukraine
Pronto Film
Ukrainian State Film Agency
Production Countries:
Ukraine
Ratings / Certifications:
CZ: 15+ DE: 16 NL: 16
Runtime: 120
In the early eighteenth century, foreign rule means dark times for the Hutsuls of the Carpathians. The two Dovbush brothers become opryshkos - mountain outlaws. But the two brothers become enemies - one cares only about money, the other - Oleksa - fights for his people. The Carpathians are convulsed with a wave of uprisings. The aristocracy uses its military might to try to kill Dovbush and destroy his legend. But Dovbush outwits them. The desperate lords devise a devious plan and attack the invincible outlaw's Achilles heel - his love for his childhood sweetheart, Marichka. Who will be the assassin to attack the Opryshko whose immense strength and bravery inspired folk tales? Will the lords' treacherous plan destroy the hero before he can lead his people to freedom?
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Casting:
Alla Samoilenko
Costume Design:
Gala Otenko
Mariia Kero
Director:
Oles Sanin
Director of Photography:
Serhiy Mykhalchuk
Editor:
Tetiana Khodakivska
Oleksandr Chornyi
Music:
Alla Zahaikevych
Screenplay:
Oles Sanin
Writer:
Paul Wolansky
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