The Black Council gives a vivid picture of the different levels of society in seventeenth-century Ukraine. The main theme is the need for people to be motivated by high ideals as they engage in the struggle of truth with injustice.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Aleksey PetrenkoBogdan Khmelnitsky | Bogdan Khmelnitsky |
 Bohdan StupkaBriukhovetsky | Briukhovetsky |
 Oleksandr BondarenkoHetman Somko | Hetman Somko |
 Serhii RomaniukShram | Shram |
 Bohdan BeniukCherevan | Cherevan |
 Ruslana PysankaCherevan's wife | Cherevan's wife |
 Radmila ShegolevaLesya | Lesya |
| KKsenia KovaliovaPolish princess | Polish princess |
 Stepan OleksenkoGvintovka | Gvintovka |
 Nikolay BoklanKirilo Tur | Kirilo Tur |
 Mykola OliinykNot listed | Not listed |
 Iryna MelnykNot listed | Not listed |
| AAnatoli MokrenkoNot listed | Not listed |
 Kostiantyn ShaforenkoShramenko | Shramenko |
 Vladimir Volkovboyar | boyar |
| VViktor PolishchukNot listed | Not listed |
| VVitali RosstalnoyPugach | Pugach |