The events take place in the XIX century, in the Carpathian mountains. It is the screen adaptation of the novel by Hnat Khotkevych based on the legend of brave leaders who fought against the Austrian Habsburgs and the Polish magnates for the happiness and freedom of its people. And also it is a romantic story about a fatal overwhelming love.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Anatoli KhostikoyevDmytro | Dmytro |
 Marina MogilevskayaMarusia | Marusia |
 Oleksiy HorbunovYurishtan | Yurishtan |
 Petro BeniukNot listed | Not listed |
 Fedir StryhunYurchik | Yurchik |
 Valentin TrotsyukNot listed | Not listed |
 Bohdan BeniukNot listed | Not listed |
 Volodymyr AbazopuloNot listed | Not listed |
 Kostiantyn StepankovNot listed | Not listed |
 Ostap StupkaNot listed | Not listed |
 Bohdan StupkaOld Marusyak | Old Marusyak |
 Nataliia NaumNot listed | Not listed |
 Yuliya TarkhovaKaterina | Katerina |
 Konstiantin ArtyomenkoNot listed | Not listed |
 Taisiya LytvynenkoNot listed | Not listed |