In honor of the Independence Day of Ukraine, August 24, at 20:00 on the TV channel ICTV2 will be the television premiere of the adventure-historical film "Dovbush". The plot of one of the most expensive domestic films, directed by Oles Sanin, is based on the legend of the leader of the rebels in Galicia Oleksa Dovbush . More than 117 specialists worked on the creation of the most large-scale blockbuster of the Ukrainian film industry, and to fully convey the atmosphere of Hutsulshchyna at least 50 different locations were involved.
On the occasion of the TV premiere of the historical drama, OBOZ.UA prepared 7 interesting facts about "Dovbush", which will make you reconsider it again. The blockbuster's first screening took place despite pandemic and war Work on the creation of the historical movie began back in 2018.
However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the outbreak of war, the filming process had to be stopped several times. The first full-scale shooting taking place outside the pavilion was scheduled for 2020, but was postponed due to the pandemic. Ukrainians were supposed to see the premiere of "Dovbush" in early 2022, but the full-scale invasion postponed the screening for an unknown time.
Despite all the obstacles, the long-awaited blockbuster appeared in cinemas on August 24, 2023, the 32nd anniversary of Ukraine's independence. The filming process lasted more than 118 shifts and the budget amounted to a record sum In order to reproduce the time of Gutsulshchina as .