Romance, History
The plot revolves around the controversial relationship between maid Stefania Chornenko and blueblood Adelia Anger against the backdrop of the provincial Austro-Hungary in 1900. Both Stefania’s parents and Adelia’s mother died during the fire. Adelia’s father adopted neighbors’ orphan. Girls grew up together to become as close as sisters, though Stefania served as the maid. This attachment develops into love-trap: on one hand full of mutual manipulation and jealousy, but equally based on сare and devotion. The illusion of balance is broken when Adelia marries sculptor Petro. Everything gets even more complicated when Joseph, the old love interest of Stefa, returns to town as the priest and married man. Illusions are destined to evaporate and reality comes into focus.
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2026
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IMDB 4.3 | Feb , 2008
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IMDB 4 | Mar , 2020
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IMDB 7.6 | Oct , 1965
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IMDB 7 | Dec , 2019
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IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 1998
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IMDB 5.2 | Apr , 2009
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IMDB 7.3 | Apr , 2015
The story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the most successful female sniper in history.Julia Blue
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 2018
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2011
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IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 2019
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IMDB 6.6 | Feb , 2019
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IMDB 6.3 | Nov , 1962
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IMDB 7 | Nov , 1987
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IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 2020
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IMDB 5 | Dec , 2018
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IMDB 5 | Oct , 2015
Artistic portrayal of the difficult personality of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and his dramatic life against the backdrop of National-liberation war in the mid-17th century and the Cossack state building. The main storyline shows Khmelnytsky not only as hetman and commander, but reveals his private life and his complicated relations with his beloved woman.Anton
IMDB 5.5 | Feb , 2021
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IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 2019
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