The film is a poetic adaptation of a series of stories (oral and written) about Princess Olha of Kyivan Rus' (Ukraine-Rusʹ) at the start of the 11th century. Inspired by chronicles and folk legends this is a story of a common girl Olha who married Prince Ihor and became his successor on the throne after his murder and one of the most remarkable political leaders in early medieval European history. She converted to Christianity and brought her realm into Europe.
Cast
Lyudmila Efimenko
Princess Olha
Les Serdyuk
Prince Svyatoslav
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Volodymyr I Svyatoslavych
Ivan Ivanov
Volodymyr young
Kostiantyn Stepankov
Voivode Sveneld
Ivan Havryliuk
Rus
Dmytro Myrhorodskyi
Greek Arefa, a monk
Nikolay Olyalin
Oleh the Wise, Prince of Kyiv
Oleksandr Denysenko
Prince Ihor, Olha's husband, Svyatoslav's father
Viktor Demertash
Prince Mal of the Drevlians
Pylyp Illienko
Prince Svyatoslav young
Yuriy Dubrovin
man "Tree-cloud"
Mikhail Golubovich
mute stable boy
Leonid Obolensky
volkhv Ilm
Ivan Savkin
Governor of Novhorod
Svetlana Romashko
housekeeper Malusha
Heorhiy Morozyuk
messenger Vivera
Viktor Panchenko
the envoy of the Drevlians
Viktor Malyarevych
Prince's man-at-arms
Kostiantyn Stepankov Jr.
Prince's man-at-arms
Aleksei Kolesnik
episode
Yuriy Rybalchenko
Unknown
Crew
Yurii Illienko
Director, Writer
Vilen Kalyuta
Director of Photography
Oleksandr Shumovych
Additional Director of Photography
Vitold Janpavlis
Assistant Director
Nikolay Vesna
Producer
Vasiliy Sofronov
Production Design
Vasyl Bezkrovnyi
Production Design
Irina Boichuk
Costume Design
Alevtina Loseva
Makeup Artist
Viktor Bryunchuhin
Sound Director
Yevhen Stankovych
Original Music Composer
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