Hetman (film)

Hetman (Гетьман) is Ukrainian historical film directed by Valery Yamburskyi telling about the tragic love of Bohdan Khmelnytsky for a young Polish woman, Helena Czaplińska.

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”