The Rising Hawk

{{short description|2019 historical action film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = The Rising Hawk: Battle for the Carpathians | image = The Rising Hawk poster.jpg | caption = American film poster | director = John Wynn Akhtem Seitablayev | writer = Rich Ronat Yaroslav Voytseshek | based_on = {{Based on|''Zakhar Berkut''|Ivan Franko}} | starring = {{ubl|Robert Patrick|Tommy Flanagan|Poppy Drayton|Alex MacNicoll}} | narrator = | country = Ukraine United States | language = English (original) Ukrainian Mongolian | producer = {{ubl|Egor Olesov|John Wynn|Raja Collins|Yuriy Karnovsky|Nathan Moore|Jeff Rice|}} | editing = John Wynn | cinematography = {{ubl|Yuriy Korol}} | music = Josh Atchley | runtime = 125 minutes | studio = Kinorob CinemaDay | distributor = Postmodern Postproduction | budget = $5 million | gross = $1,531,274<ref>{{cite web |last=|first=|date=|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt7439064/?ref_=bo_rl_ti|title=The Rising Hawk (2019) Box Office|publisher=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=December 9, 2020}}</ref> | released = {{Film date|2019|10|10}} }} '''''The Rising Hawk: Battle for the Carpathians''''' ({{langx|uk|«Захар Беркут»|Zahar Berkut}}, also called '''''Fall of a Kingdom''''' in the United Kingdom) is a 2019 Ukrainian-American historical action film directed by John Wynn<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/the-rising-hawk-trailer/|title=The Rising Hawk Trailer Unleashes Robert Patrick in a Battle for the Carpathians [Exclusive] |date=27 August 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt7439064/?ref_=nm_nav_ov_knownfor_1| title=The Rising Hawk - Production & Contact Info | IMDbPro }}</ref> and co-directed by Akhtem Seitablayev.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/robert-patrick-the-rising-hawk-movie-1202383895/|title=Robert Patrick to Star in Indie Pic 'The Rising Hawk' |date=7 May 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kozlov |first=Vladimir |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-ukrainian-action-film-rising-hawk-pre-sells-spain-1183711 |title=Berlin: Ukrainian Action Film 'Rising Hawk' Pre-Sells to Spain |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=7 February 2019 |accessdate=2020-04-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Istomina |first=Toma |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/lifestyle/the-rising-hawk-is-for-fans-of-action.html?cn-reloaded=1 |title='The Rising Hawk' is for fans of action |work=Kyiv Post |date=18 October 2019 |accessdate=2020-04-10 }}</ref> It is based on the historical fiction novella ''Zakhar Berkut'' by Ukrainian writer and poet Ivan Franko, taking place in the Carpathians during the 13th-century Mongol invasions. The film premiered on October 10, 2019.

The word ''berkut'' is the name for golden eagle, a type of eagle.

==Plot== During the 13th century, Zakhar Berkut and his wife Rada lead a group of high-landers in the Carpathian Mountains in a village of Tukhlia, today in Stryi Raion.

Unfortunately, their tranquil existence is soon threatened by Burunda Khan, a powerful Mongolian general who leads his massive armies west in search of new lands to conquer. Forced to protect their village, Zakhar and Rada send their sons, Ivan and Maksym, to ask for help from Tugar Vovk, a wealthy boyar, who has recently arrived from Daniel of Galicia. After his strong-willed daughter, Myroslava and Maksym survive a dangerous encounter together, Tuhar Vovk pledges to defend the villagers against the Mongols. But when a mutual attraction sparks between Myroslava and Maksym, Tugar Vovk forbids them from continuing their relationship. Meanwhile, Burunda Khan faces questions from his warriors about his motivation and military strategy for the impending invasion. As war breaks out, both sides suffer devastating casualties. Redoubling his efforts, Burunda Khan unleashes the full fury of his forces. Faced with certain doom, Maksym and Myroslava must choose to flee or make the ultimate sacrifice to save their people.

==Cast== *Alison Doody as Rada *Andriy Isayenko as Petro *Alina Kovalenko as Rosana *Alex MacNicoll as Maksym *Poppy Drayton as Myroslava *Erzhan Nurymbet as Merke *Rocky Myers as Ivan *Robert Patrick as Zakhar Berkut *Oliver Trevena as Bohun *Oleh Voloshchenko as Gard *Tommy Flanagan as Boyar Tugar

==Reception== {{expand section|date=September 2022}} On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 29% based on 2 positive and 5 negative critic reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Rising Hawk |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_rising_hawk |access-date=September 1, 2022 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>

During the first week, the film collected UAH 13.3 million (148.1 thousand tickets sold).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191015213617/https://dt.ua/CULTURE/film-zahar-berkut-pobiv-rekord-za-pershiy-vikend-prokatu-326389_.html Фільм «Захар Беркут» побив рекорд за перший тиждень прокату]. Дзеркало тижня, 15 жовтня 2019</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191015205833/https://zaxid.net/zahar_berkut_za_pershiy_vikend_prokatu_zibrav_ponad_13_mln_griven_n1491057 Фільм «Захар Беркут» за перший тиждень прокату зібрав понад 13 млн гривень]. zaxid.net, 15 жовтня 2019</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|7439064}} *{{mojo title|therisinghawk}} *https://film.ua/en/news/2027

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rising Hawk}} Category:Ukrainian historical drama films Category:American historical drama films Category:Films based on books Category:2010s historical drama films Category:2019 drama films Category:2019 films Category:2019 English-language films Category:Films set in Ukraine Category:Films set in the 13th century Category:2019 American films Category:English-language historical drama films Category:2019 Ukrainian films