Movie
A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa
“I, Hetman Ivan Mazepa have declared this beautiful country an independent state... and for this I've received an eternal curse, an anathema, from the one who raped my land the worst of all — from Moscow Tsar Peter I.”
5.0/10
2003
2h 34m
uk
History
Drama
Overview
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.
Director
Yurii Illienko
Writers
Yurii Illienko
Movie Information
Release Date
November 14, 2003
Runtime
2h 34m
Status
Released
Original Language
uk
Vote Count
9
Production
