Poetic treatment of the early life of Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko. A biopic made on the occasion of his 150th anniversary. It dwells on the first part of the Shevchenko's life leading up to the writing of his rebellious poem "A Dream" (A comedy). The film features the first appearance on the silver screen of the iconic Ukrainian actor Ivan Mykolaichuk (as Taras Shevchenko).
as Taras Shevchenko
as young Taras
as Uncle Ivan
as Yadviha Husikovska
as Karl Bryullov
as Soshenko
as Venetsianov
as Vasyl Zhukovsky
as Hryhorovych
as Engelhardt
as Shyryayev
as Prekhtel
as Nicholas I
as Tsar Alexander I
as Dubelt
as Mokrytsky
as Prychynna
as Kripak (serf)
as Taras's ancestor
as Orlov
