Im almost abit ashamed that we poles arent making historical movies like this one. Seems like the russians and ukrainians cares more about the polish history then we do.
Resently we only made the movie "katyn" were we blamed everything on the russians, while the russians have made several movies about our shared history.
Resently we only made the movie "katyn" were we blamed everything on the russians, while the russians have made several movies about our shared history.
This historical epic is based on "Taras Bulba", one of Nikolay Gogol's most famous stories. The events of the Zaporozhskaya Sech harken back to the most troubled period in Cossack history - the struggle with the Rech Pospolitaya. The family of Cossack leader Taras Bulba finds itself at the centre of turmoil and political intrigue which threaten the existence of the Cossack race. The plot thickens when Bulba's son Andrey falls in love with a Polish princess and wants to abandon the Cossacks. Torn between family and duty, Taras Bulba reveals to his son the dying wish of his parents...