At the beginning of the XVII century, events take place preceding the liberation struggle led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky. A young boy Pavlo Pokhylenko leaves his native Kaniv to join the Zaporizhian Sich (camp and cossack army) to fight for freedom and the Orthodox faith.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pavlo | |
| Orisya | |
| Dzhmil | |
| Denis Kriga | |
| Hetman Sahaidachny | |
| Ganzha | |
| Potocki | |
| Polish captain | |
| Ovsii | |
| Panko | |
| Orisya's mother | |
| Pavlo's father | |
| Not listed | |
| Cossack | |
| Not listed | |
| Not listed |