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A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa

A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 14, 2002

Runtime

2h 34m

Genres

History, Drama

User Score

51%

Original Title

Молитва за гетьмана Мазепу

Production Companies

Dovzhenko Film Studios

Director

Yurii Illienko

Budget

$2,000,000

Description

'A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa' unfolds 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.