A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa

During an interesting era in the history of Eastern Europe when Russia, under Peter the Great, and Sweden, under King Charles XII, struggled for power, Ukraine was the pawn in the middle. In 1709, Ivan Mazepa, Hetman of Ukraine, which was part of the Russian Empire, signed a pact with the Swedish king promising to support Sweden in its war against Russia provided that Ukraine was given its independence.

Country:

Ukraine

Genre:

History,

Drama

Duration:

154 minutes

Year:

2003

Director:

Yurii Illienko

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Company:

Dovzhenko Film Studios

Cast:

Hetman Mazepa

Liubov Kochubei

King Charles XII

Tsar Peter I

Judge General Kochubei

Crew:

Director

Screenplay

Producer

Director of Photography

Music