'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
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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.
Hi Dezzy!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTHE 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.
I really loved the Slavic folklore music in it myself!
DeleteLooks epic and depressing. lol
ReplyDeleteSlavic history often was, sadly, depressing, the villains never seem to leave us alone.
DeleteThe second his demanded their relationship to end, he probably made them all that much more attracted to each other.
ReplyDeleteThat is what teenagers are like, even the mediaeval ones...
DeleteWar, forbidden romance, acts of heroism... what's not to like about this one?
ReplyDeleteIt is super interesting.
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