Hetman (film)

2015 Ukrainian historical drama film by Valeriy Yamburskyi

Hetman

Promotional poster

Directed by| Valeriy Yamburskyi
Written by| Viktor Veretennikov
Produced by| Viktor Veretennikov
Cinematography| Volodymyr Halytskyi
Music by| Andriy Taborko
Distributed by| Zlahpda studio
Darzini studio

Release date

* 29 October 2015 (2015-10-29)

Running time

| 120 minutes
Languages| Polish
Ukrainian
Crimean Tatar
Russian
English subtitles
Budget| 12 million hryvnias

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.

## 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

## External links

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* Hetman at IMDb