The Stronghold
During a solar eclipse, an ordinary boy Vitko finds himself a thousand years back, in Kyivan Rus, in the midst of a decisive battle between good and evil. With help of a magic stone which gives him power, and the strong knights whom he knew only from books by his side, he is facing black magic and an army lead by the giant rock monster. Now only the boy’s bravery will decide if the light overthrows darkness and if the future turns out the way we know it today.
- Director: Yury Kovaliov
- Producer: Egor Olesov, Yury Prylypko
- Director of photography: Yury Korol
- Cast: Danyil Kamensky, Eva Kosheva, Roman Lutsky, Oleg Voloshchenko, Olexander Komarov, Georgiy Dereviansky, Slava Krasovska, Natalia Sumska, Erzhan Nurymbet, Erbolat Toguzakov, Ivan Denysenko, Oleg Mikhaylyuta (Fahot)
- Scriptwriter: Sashko Dermansky, Yury Kovaliov, Yaroslav Voytseshek
- Costume director: Antonina Belinska
- Production designer: Vlad Odudenko
- Make-up Artist: Liliana Khoma
- Music by: Vladlen Pupkov, Sergiy Sydorov
- Release in Ukraine: 12 October 2017
- Distributor: UFD
- Awards:
Award of the Junior Jury, International Film Festival SCHLINGEL 2018
The best film by viewers' choice, Grand Prix of Children KinoFest 2018
Award of Excellence: Movie Trailer, Accolade Global Film Competition 2016