Hetman (Ukrainian: Гетьман) is a Ukrainian historical film directed by Valery Yamburskyi telling about the tragic love of Bohdan Khmelnytsky for a young Polish woman, Helena Czaplińska.

Hetman
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Directed byValeriy Yamburskyi
Written byViktor Veretennikov
Produced byViktor Veretennikov
CinematographyVolodymyr Halytskyi
Music byAndriy Taborko
Distributed byZlahpda studio
Darzini studio
Release date
  • 29 October 2015 (2015-10-29)
Running time
120 minutes
LanguagesPolish
Ukrainian
Crimean Tatar
Russian
English subtitles
Budget12 million hryvnias

Plot

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When Polish noblet Daniel Czapliński attacked Bohdan Khmelnytsky’s farm in Subotiv, kidnapped his wife and beat his little son Tymish, the Ukrainian Cossacks, led by Bohdan, begin their uprising.

Starring

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  • Konstyantyn Linartovych - as Bogdan Khmelnytskyi , hetman of Ukraine
  • Fatima Horbenko - as Helena Czaplińska
  • Serhiy Kalantay - as Daniel Czapliński
  • Stanislav Lozovskyi - asTymish Khmelnitsky, Bogdan's son
  • Mikhaylo Holubovych - as Crimean Tatar Khan
  • Vladyslav Mamchur - as Teddy, Polish spy
  • Vladyslav Yambursky - as Petro Doroshenko , Cossack commander

Critical reception

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A number of Ukrainian critics spoke poorly of the film, noting the “terrible Polish” of some characters [1] [2]

Awards

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In 2016, the film received an award in the category “Best Feature Film 2015” [3]

References

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  1. ^ КІНОПРЕМ'ЄРИ ТИЖНЯ: "ЧОРНА МЕСА", "ГЕТЬМАН", "ЮНІСТЬ" І "ОСТАННІЙ МИСЛИВЕЦЬ НА ВІДЬОМ"
  2. ^ "ПІДСУМКИ УКРАЇНСЬКОГО КІНОПРОКАТУ ТА КІНОПРОЦЕСУ – 2015". Archived from the original on 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  3. ^ 26 травня – урочиста церемонія вручення щорічної Премії НСКУ
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