The Road to Sich

The Road to Sich (Дорога на Січ) is Ukrainian historical film directed by Serhiy Omelchuk and based on the novel by Spyrydon Cherkasenko “The Adventures of a Young Knight”, about the events preceding the liberation struggle under the leadership of Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny.

Plot
The boy Pavlo Pokhylenko helps his father cultivate the field, his mother prepares lunch for them. Their peace is disturbed by the deputy of the Polish nobleman who assigns 10 days of work in the nobleman's field. The man refuses, resulting in a clash between him and the deputy. Pavlo's father is forced to flee from his native Kaniv to the lands of Sich.

When Pavlo grew up, he himself became a Cossack and for his dexterity he receives the nickname Pavlo Hopak (the name of a folk dance). The film ends with footage of him, together with other Zaporozhians, setting off along the Dnieper towards the Crimean Khanate to free the Cossacks in captivity and the peasants whom the Tatars drove into slavery.

Starring

 * Volodymyr Holubovych - Pavlo Pokhylenko
 * Inna Kapynis - Orysya, Pavlo's beloved
 * Mykhaylo Holybovych - Otaman Dzhmil
 * Yuri Muravytskyi - Hetman Petro Sahaidachny
 * Valeryi Shevchenko - Cossack priest

Facts
The leading actor, Volodymyr Holubovych, died tragically while filming the film on September 18, 1994 in Kyiv. He was only 29 years old