Friday, January 24, 2020

STUNNING TRAILER AND POSTERS FOR EPIC HISTORICAL ADVENTURE THE RISING HAWK ON 12TH CENTURY UKRAINIAN HERO ZAKHAR BERKUT

     'THE RISING HAWK'
12TH CENTURY EPIC ADVENTURE
I'm a  bit late with this one, as it already played in cinemas in Ukraine last Autumn, but better late than never, right? THE RISING HAWK is a historical adventure that follows their national hero Zakhar Berkut in a movie
The film will hit Europe this spring
which boasts an international cast including Tommy Flannagan, Robert Patrick, Oliver Trevena, Poppy Drayton, with Alex MacNicoll and Rocky Myers in the lead roles! The movie was directed with Akhtem Seitablaev and John Wynn both at the helm.

Freedom Is My Nature   
During the 13th Century, Zakhar Berkut (Robert Patrick) and his wife Rada (Alison Doody) lead a group of high landers in Carpathian Mountains. Unfortunately, their tranquil existence is soon threatened by Burunda Khan, a powerful Mongolian general
The movie is based on Ukrainian legends
who leads his massive armies west in search of new lands to conquer. Forced to protect their village, Zakhar and Rada send their sons, Ivan (Rocky Myers) and Maksim (Alex MacNicoll), to ask for help from Tugar Volk (Tommy Flannagan), a wealthy boyar who has recently arrived from the King. After his strong willed daughter Myroslava (Poppy Drayton) and Maksim survive a dangerous encounter together, Tugar Volk pledges to defend the villagers against the Mongols. But when a mutual attraction sparks between Myroslava and Maksim, Tugar Volk forbids them from continuing their relationship.
Robert Patrick plays the famous hero Zakhar Berkut
Meanwhile, Burunda Khan faces questions from his warriors about his motivation and military strategy for the impending invasion. As war breaks
Poppy Drayton and Alex MacNicoll as Maksim and Myroslava
out, both sides suffer devastating casualties. Redoubling his efforts, Burunda Khan unleashes the full fury of his forces. Faced with certain doom, Maksim and Myroslava must choose to flee or make the ultimate sacrifice to save their people.

8 comments:

  1. Hi Dezzy!!!!!
    THE RISING HAWK looks awesome! I love the posters in particular. And the music in the trailer was awesome (and of course the trailer was great). I'll definitely watch that one.

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    1. I really loved the Slavic folklore music in it myself!

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    1. Slavic history often was, sadly, depressing, the villains never seem to leave us alone.

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  3. The second his demanded their relationship to end, he probably made them all that much more attracted to each other.

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    1. That is what teenagers are like, even the mediaeval ones...

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  4. War, forbidden romance, acts of heroism... what's not to like about this one?

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