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The Rising Hawk (2019)

The Rising Hawk poster
Directed by
John Wynn, Akhtem Seitablayev
Genre
drama film, adventure film
Country
Ukraine, United States
Runtime
2h 12m
Rated
18A
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 149 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Set in the 13th-century Carpathian mountains, the film follows a community defending their homeland against the Mongol invasion. A leader named Zakhar Berkut organizes the local people to resist the overwhelming enemy force.

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What happens

The Rising Hawk: Battle for the Carpathians (Ukrainian: «Захар Беркут», romanized: Zahar Berkut, also called Fall of a Kingdom in the United Kingdom) is a 2019 Ukrainian-American historical action film directed by John Wynn and co-directed by Akhtem Seitablayev. It is based on the historical fiction novella Zakhar Berkut by Ukrainian writer and poet Ivan Franko, taking place in the Carpathians during the 13th-century Mongol invasions. The film premiered on October 10, 2019. The word berkut is the name for golden eagle, a type of eagle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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