Trailer
Plot summary
In the early eighteenth century, foreign rule means dark times for the Hutsuls of the Carpathians. The two Dovbush brothers become opryshkos - mountain outlaws. But the two brothers become enemies - one cares only about money, the other - Oleksa - fights for his people. The Carpathians are convulsed with a wave of uprisings. The aristocracy uses its military might to try to kill Dovbush and destroy his legend. But Dovbush outwits them. The desperate lords devise a devious plan and attack the invincible outlaw's Achilles heel - his love for his childhood sweetheart, Marichka. Who will be the assassin to attack the Opryshko whose immense strength and bravery inspired folk tales? Will the lords' treacherous plan destroy the hero before he can lead his people to freedom?
Cast
- Petro Zhyrunas Petro
- Ivan Zhyrunas Pavlo
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dovbush (2023)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Dovbush is one of the most expensive Ukrainian films, with a budget of UAH 120 million, of which UAH 65 million came from the Ukrainian state.
- Director Oles Sanin said the history of Oleksa Dovbush survives mainly as folk tales and legends, with multiple versions making research especially hard; he merged those legends and drew inspiration from Ukrainian resistance at Euromaidan and in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
- Filming on Dovbush began in August 2018 but was interrupted for technical reasons and then by quarantine restrictions; the final shooting only started in early June 2021.
- More than 1,000 costumes were made for Dovbush, more than 3,000 costumers worked on them, and about 600 people were involved in the filming process at the same time.
