Dovbush (film)

Dovbush
Directed byOles Sanin
Written byPaul Wolansky
Oles Sanin
Vasyl Portyak
Maksym Chernysh
Produced byMaxim Asadchiy
Oles Sanin
StarringSerhiy Strelnikov
Oleksii Hnatkovskyi
Daria Plakhtiy
Agata Buzek
Mateusz Kościukiewicz
Rostyslav Derzhypilskyi
CinematographySergiy Mykhailchuk
Music byAlla Zagaykevich, Oleksandr Chornyi
Distributed byFilm.Ua Distribution Kinomania
Release date
  • August 24, 2023 (2023-08-24)
Running time
120 min.
CountryUkraine
LanguagesUkrainian, Polish
Budget$3.2 million

Dovbush (Ukrainian: Довбуш) is a Ukrainian historical adventure film directed by Oles Sanin and based on the life of Oleksa Dovbush, the most famous of the opryshka leaders in the Carpathian Mountains. The film is one of the most expensive Ukrainian films with a budget of UAH 120 million (state share UAH 65 million).[1][2][3][4]

The premiere took place on August 24, 2023 (the May 2022 release was canceled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine).[5][6][7]

The history of cinematic references to the image of Oleksa Dovbush includes the 1959 film Oleksa Dovbush directed by Viktor Ivanov with Afanasii Kochetkov in the title role, and the 2018 film Legend of the Carpathians directed by Serhii Skobun with Valerii Kharchyshyn.[2][8]

  1. ^ Mikhailova, Julia (May 6, 2020). "One of the most expensive Ukrainian films, Dovbush, will be released late" (in Ukrainian). «lifestyle.24tv». Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  2. ^ a b Oleg, Vergelis [in Ukrainian] (February 20, 2021). ""Довбуш" – повернення легендарного опришка. Головна кінопрем'єра року" ["Dovbush" – the return of the legendary opryshok. The main movie premiere of the year] (in Ukrainian). «Glavkom». Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  3. ^ "The People's Avenger for UAH 120 million. Dovbush is one of the most expensive Ukrainian films. What did they spend the budget on and how are they going to recoup it at the box office?". 23 August 2023.
  4. ^ "'Dovbush' – biggest film in Ukrainian history – finally hits the big screens". Yahoo News. 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  5. ^ "Oles Sanin's film Dovbush will be released on Independence Day of Ukraine". kultura.rayon.in.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ^ "'Dovbush' – biggest film in Ukrainian history – finally hits the big screens". english.nv.ua. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  7. ^ Trabattoni2023-04-26T11:43:00+01:00, Alina. "Minerva to bring Ukrainian historical epic 'Dovbush', Mexican thriller 'Black Minutes' to Cannes market (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2023-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Yanina, Sokolova [in Ukrainian] (August 18, 2019). "Фільм "Довбуш" Олеся Саніна. "Кіно з Яніною Соколовою"" [The film "Dovbush" by Oles Sanin. "Cinema with Yanina Sokolova"]. YouTube (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-06-12.