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Jacob's Century

Jacob's Century

20168.01 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The story is based on the history of Ukraine through the eyes of a long-lived Volyn peasant, Yakiv Mekh. Since childhood, he has been in love with Ulyana, but despite the reciprocity of feelings, her parents married her off to a boy from a wealthy family. Unable to change anything, Yakiv leaves the village. He joins the Polish army and meets a Polish noblewoman, Zosia... His fate includes wars, captivity, and the loss of loved ones, but its main outcome is the preservation of humanity and the ability to love.

Created by Andriy Kokotukha
Written by Andriy Kokotukha
Produced by Oleksandr Tkachenko, Олена Васильєва, Олена Єремєєва
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Top Cast

Stanislav Boklan

Stanislav Boklan

Yakiv Platonovych Mekh

Roman Lutskyi

Roman Lutskyi

Young Yakiv

Hanna Topchii

Hanna Topchii

Ulyana

Oleksandr Pecherytsia

Oleksandr Pecherytsia

Tymish

Liudmyla Zahorska

Liudmyla Zahorska

Zosia

Nataliia Dolia

Nataliia Dolia

Olha

Natalka Denysenko

Natalka Denysenko

Olenka

Andrii Mostrenko

Andrii Mostrenko

Polonskyi

Themes & Keywords

volhyniaісторичний

About Jacob's Century

Jacob's Century is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of volhynia, історичний. Created by Andriy Kokotukha, it stars Stanislav Boklan, Roman Lutskyi, Hanna Topchii. The story is based on the history of Ukraine through the eyes of a long-lived Volyn peasant, Yakiv Mekh. Since childhood, he has been in love with Ulyana, but despite the reciprocity of feelings, her parents married her off to a boy from a wealthy family. Unable to change anything, Yakiv leaves the village. He joins the Polish army and meets a Polish noblewoman, Zosia... His fate includes wars, captivity, and the loss of loved ones, but its main outcome is the preservation of humanity and the ability to love.

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