Hetman (Ukrainian: «Гетьман», Russian: «Гетман») is a Ukrainian historical film directed by Valery Yamburskyi telling about the tragic love of Bohdan Khmelnytsky for a young Polish woman, Helena Czaplińska.
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Plot
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
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
A number of Ukrainian critics spoke poorly of the film, noting the “terrible Polish” of some characters
Awards
In 2016, the film received an award in the category “Best Feature Film 2015”