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.
- Created by
- Yurii Illienko
- Origin
- SU
- TMDB rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 10 votes
Cast
Lyudmila EfimenkoPrincess Olha
Les SerdyukPrince Svyatoslav
Ivan MykolaichukVolodymyr I Svyatoslavych
Ivan IvanovVolodymyr young
Kostiantyn StepankovVoivode Sveneld
Ivan HavryliukRus
Dmytro MyrhorodskyiGreek Arefa, a monk
Nikolay OlyalinOleh the Wise, Prince of Kyiv
Oleksandr DenysenkoPrince Ihor, Olha's husband, Svyatoslav's father
Viktor DemertashPrince Mal of the Drevlians