
The Tale Of Money
Drama
Overview
A simple-minded Ukrainian worker Levko inherits his uncle's flourishing mill business. The sudden and unexpected fortune consequently reveals Levko's furious crave for money. He starts with laying hands on the tavern of the missing Jew Yankel, who was snatched for cupidity by the devil Khapun. In the blink of an eye Levko becomes a village usurer, he fuddles peasants, he dilutes horilka, he wants and squeezes money from everyone. But the unruly desire to be rich leads to a complete loss of compassion, friends, and love. And the main question is how the hero's ordeals will end - will the real feelings triumph or will the greed prevail.
Top Cast


Andrii Isaienko
Andrii Isaienko
Levko
Andrii Isaienko
Levko


Anastasiia Karpenko
Anastasiia Karpenko
Katryna
Anastasiia Karpenko
Katryna


Oleksandr Kobzar
Oleksandr Kobzar
Demon
Oleksandr Kobzar
Demon


Vira Kobzar
Vira Kobzar
Popadya
Vira Kobzar
Popadya


Mykhailo Dosenko
Mykhailo Dosenko
Dzvonar
Mykhailo Dosenko
Dzvonar


Viktoria Yanchuk
Viktoria Yanchuk
Viktoria Yanchuk
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