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Zakhar Berkut

1972 · 93 min

This is a sweeping historical drama that immerses you in the brutal clash between societal classes during a time of invasion.

Directed by
Leonid Osyka
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Vasyl Symchych, Ivan Havryliuk, Antonina Leftiy
Overview
This film is based on the classic novel of the same name by writer Ivan Franko, one of the most famous figures of Ukrainian literature. It is set during the 1200s and the invasion of the medieval Ukrainian-Russian state of Rus' by Chengis Khan's Golden Horde. Due to its having been produced during the Soviet era, the story's aspect of class-conflict between the "heroic" peasantry and the "decadent" noble particularly emphasized here.

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Directed by
Leonid Osyka
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Vasyl Symchych, Ivan Havryliuk, Antonina Leftiy
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • class
  • survival
  • power
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Leonid Osyka
Written by
Dmytro Pavlychko
Starring
Vasyl Symchych, Ivan Havryliuk, Antonina Leftiy, Kostiantyn Stepankov, Boryslav Brondukov, Ivan Mykolaichuk, Bolot Beyshenaliev, Fedir Panasenko
Music
Volodymyr Huba
Cinematography
Valeriy Kvas
Runtime
93 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Mongolian, Russian, Ukrainian

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