The Black Valley (1990)
Based on the work of Yurii Mushketyk "Yasa". The action of the picture takes place in the 17th century, when Ukraine, led by the legendary Ivan Sirko, was defending itself from Tatar raids. A story of Ivan Sirko, the legendary Ukrainian originally from the Merefa county near Kharkiv, who was elected the leader of Cossacks eight times, bravely fought and won 53 major battles.
Released: May 10, 1990
Runtime: 90 minutes
Genre: History, Adventure, Drama
Stars: Ivan Havryliuk, Oksana Drozdova, Georgi Gavrilenko, Nikolay Oleynik, Anatoli Barchuk, Aleksandr Denisov
Crew: Borys Shylenko (Director), Yurii Mushketyk (Novel), Victor Atamanenko (Director of Photography), Oleksandr Zlotnyk (Original Music Composer), Arkadiy Pershyn (Director of Photography), Serhii Vachi (Sound)