The Rising Hawk Explained

The Rising Hawk: Battle for the Carpathians
Director:John Wynn
Akhtem Seitablayev
Country:Ukraine
United States
Language:English (original)
Ukrainian
Mongolian
Editing:John Wynn
Music:Josh Atchley
Runtime:125 minutes
Studio:Kinorob
CinemaDay
Distributor:Postmodern Postproduction
Budget:$5 million
Gross:$1,531,274[1]

The Rising Hawk: Battle for the Carpathians (also called Fall Of A Kingdom in the UK) is a 2019 Ukrainian-American historical action film directed by John Wynn[2] [3] and co-directed by Akhtem Seitablayev.[4] [5] [6] It is based on the historical fiction book Zakhar Berkut by Ukrainian writer and poet Ivan Franko taking place in the Mongolian invasions of Kievan Rus. The film premiered on October 10, 2019.

"Berkut" is the name for golden eagle, a type of hawk.

Plot

During the 13th Century, Zakhar Berkut and his wife Rada lead a group of high-landers in the Carpathian Mountains in a village of Tukhlia (today in Stryi Raion).

Unfortunately, their tranquil existence is soon threatened by Burunda Khan, a powerful Mongolian general who leads his massive armies west in search of new lands to conquer. Forced to protect their village, Zakhar and Rada send their sons, Ivan and Maksym, to ask for help from Tugar Vovk, a wealthy boyar who has recently arrived from King Daniel of Galicia (Kingdom of Rus). After his strong-willed daughter Myroslava and Maksym survive a dangerous encounter together, Tuhar Vovk pledges to defend the villagers against the Mongols. But when a mutual attraction sparks between Myroslava and Maksym, Tugar Vovk forbids them from continuing their relationship. Meanwhile, Burunda Khan faces questions from his warriors about his motivation and military strategy for the impending invasion. As war breaks out, both sides suffer devastating casualties. Redoubling his efforts, Burunda Khan unleashes the full fury of his forces. Faced with certain doom, Maksym and Myroslava must choose to flee or make the ultimate sacrifice to save their people.

Cast

ActorRole
Robert PatrickZakhar Berkut
Tommy FlanaganBoyar Tugar
Alison DoodyRada
Poppy DraytonMyroslava
Alex MacNicollMaksym
Rocky MyersIvan
Alina KovalenkoRosana
Oliver TrevenaBohun
Oleh VoloshchenkoGard
Andriy IsayenkoPetro
Erzhan NurymbetMerke

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 29% based on 2 positive and 5 negative critic reviews.[7]

During the first week, the film collected UAH 13.3 million (148.1 thousand tickets sold).[8] [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Rising Hawk (2019) Box Office. . December 9, 2020.
  2. Web site: The Rising Hawk Trailer Unleashes Robert Patrick in a Battle for the Carpathians [Exclusive] . 27 August 2020 .
  3. Web site: The Rising Hawk - Production & Contact Info | IMDbPro .
  4. Web site: Robert Patrick to Star in Indie Pic 'The Rising Hawk' . 7 May 2018 .
  5. News: Kozlov . Vladimir . Berlin: Ukrainian Action Film 'Rising Hawk' Pre-Sells to Spain . . 7 February 2019 . 2020-04-10 .
  6. News: Istomina . Toma . 'The Rising Hawk' is for fans of action . . 18 October 2019 . 2020-04-10 .
  7. Web site: The Rising Hawk . September 1, 2022 . Rotten Tomatoes.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20191015213617/https://dt.ua/CULTURE/film-zahar-berkut-pobiv-rekord-za-pershiy-vikend-prokatu-326389_.html Фільм «Захар Беркут» побив рекорд за перший тиждень прокату
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20191015205833/https://zaxid.net/zahar_berkut_za_pershiy_vikend_prokatu_zibrav_ponad_13_mln_griven_n1491057 Фільм «Захар Беркут» за перший тиждень прокату зібрав понад 13 млн гривень