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.
Людмила Єфименко
as Princess Olha
Лесь Сердюк
as Prince Svyatoslav
Ivan Mykolaichuk
as Volodymyr I Svyatoslavych
Ivan Ivanov
as Volodymyr young
Костянтин Степанков
as Voivode Sveneld
Ivan Havryliuk
as Rus
Dmitriy Mirgorodskiy
as Greek Arefa, a monk
Николай Олялин
as Oleh the Wise, Prince of Kyiv
Oleksandr Denysenko
as Prince Ihor, Olha's husband, Svyatoslav's father
Віктор Демерташ
as Prince Mal of the Drevlians
Пилип Іллєнко
as Prince Svyatoslav young
Юрий Дубровин
as man "Tree-cloud"
