It's the 17th century, when social antagonism is at its peak. The poverty of peasants and poor Cossacks is opposed to the lavish lifestyle of the Ukrainian and Polish noblemen, priests, and Cossack officers. Cossacks fight off Tatars’ attacks, however, they start to realise that the real enemy is much closer. Taras Triasylo raises Cossacks to help the rebellious peasants.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Amvrosii BuchmaTaras Tryasylo | Taras Tryasylo |
 Nataliia UzhviiMarina | Marina |
 Ivan KapralovIvan, hajduk | Ivan, hajduk |
 Mykola KuchynskyiHetman | Hetman |
 Matvei LyarovPolish tycoon, Yagella's father | Polish tycoon, Yagella's father |
 Margarita BarskayaYagella, tycoon's daughter | Yagella, tycoon's daughter |
 Leonid ChembarskyLadislav, tycoon's son | Ladislav, tycoon's son |
 Ivan ZamychkovskyiKobza, sotnik-ataman | Kobza, sotnik-ataman |
| AArkadiy MalskiyPopsuy | Popsuy |
| MMikhail GershunenkoPerekati-pole, kossack | Perekati-pole, kossack |
| AA. BelovNaked cossack | Naked cossack |
| MMikhail SmolenskiyWoytsekh, tycoon's butler | Woytsekh, tycoon's butler |
| LLeonid BarbeKsjondz, catholic priest | Ksjondz, catholic priest |
| DDmitri FedorovskiyLadislav's friend | Ladislav's friend |
| GGeorgiy AvenariusNot listed | Not listed |
| AAleksandr IstominPriest | Priest |
 Osyp MerlattiNot listed | Not listed |
 Serhii MininNot listed | Not listed |