Zakhar Berkut

This film is based on the classic novel of the same name by writer Ivan Franko one of the most famous figures of Ukrainian literature It is set during the 1200s and the invasion of the medieval UkrainianRussian state of Rus by Chengis Khans Golden Horde Due to its having been produced during the Soviet era the storys aspect of classconflict between the heroic peasantry and the decadent noble particularly emphasized here