The Legend of Princess Olga

Synopsis

The film is a poetic adaptation of a series of stories (oral and written) about Princess Olha of Kyivan Rus' (Ukraine-Rusʹ) at the start of the 11th century. Inspired by chronicles and folk legends this is a story of a common girl Olha who married Prince Ihor and became his successor on the throne after his murder and one of the most remarkable political leaders in early medieval European history. She converted to Christianity and brought her realm into Europe.

Cast & Crew

Director

Yurii Illienko

Featured Cast

Lyudmila Efimenko

Princess Olha

Les Serdyuk

Prince Svyatoslav

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Volodymyr I Svyatoslavych

Ivan Ivanov

Volodymyr young

Kostiantyn Stepankov

Voivode Sveneld