Dovbush (film)
| Dovbush | |
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| Directed by | Oles Sanin |
| Written by | Paul Wolansky Oles Sanin Vasyl Portyak Maksym Chernysh |
| Produced by | Maxim Asadchiy Oles Sanin |
| Starring | Serhiy Strelnikov Oleksii Hnatkovskyi Daria Plakhtiy Agata Buzek Mateusz Kościukiewicz Rostyslav Derzhypilskyi |
| Cinematography | Sergiy Mykhailchuk |
| Music by | Alla Zagaykevich, Oleksandr Chornyi |
| Distributed by | Film.Ua Distribution Kinomania |
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Running time | 120 min. |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Languages | Ukrainian, Polish |
| Budget | $3.2 million |
Dovbush (Ukrainian: Довбуш) is a Ukrainian historical adventure film directed by Oles Sanin and based on the life of Oleksa Dovbush, the most famous of opryshky leaders in the Carpathian Mountains. The film is one of the most expensive Ukrainian films with a budget of UAH 120 million (state share UAH 65 million).
The premiere took place on August 24, 2023 (the May 2022 release was canceled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine).
The history of cinematic references to the image of Oleksa Dovbush includes the 1959 film Oleksa Dovbush directed by Viktor Ivanov with Afanasii Kochetkov in the title role, and the 2018 film Legend of the Carpathians directed by Serhii Skobun with Valerii Kharchyshyn.