Cossacks Approaching

Cossacks Approaching

1991 · 94 min · ★ 7.0 · Adventure, History

Ukraine. The end of the XV century. All gunpowder made in factories suddenly disappears. The company of cossacks led by Maksym Trytuz comes together to find one of the transports that carries gunpowder to the Zaporozhian Sich.

Directed by Serhiy Omelchuk · Written by Bohdan Zholdak

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