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The Secret Diary of Symon Petliura
Genres
HistoryDrama
Overview
The Secret Diary of Simon Petliura takes an unprecedented look at the short-lived Ukrainian People's Republic, which declared an independent Ukraine in 1918, and the later assassination of the UNR's chairman, Symon Petliura in Paris in 1926, orchestrated by the Kremlin at the start of the Soviet occupation of Ukraine.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
123 min
Release Date
2018-09-06
Status
Released
Original Language
Ukrainian
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
6.9
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Serhiy Frolov
Symon Petlyura
Irma Vitovska
Olha Petlyura
Viktoria Yanchuk
Lesya Petlyura
Oleg Trepovskiy
Sholom Schwartzbard
Yevhen Nyshchuk
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
Bohdan Beniuk
Mykhailo Hrushevskyi
Roman Matsiuta
Petro Bolbochan
Taras Zhyrko
Jean Pélissier
Serhiy Ladyesov
Posol Rakovskyy
Volodymyr Palyanytsya
General Shapoval
Serhii Denha
Advokat Kempinki
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