
Natalka Poltavka
Music · TV Movie · Romance
Overview
An iconic Ukrainian play of the same name meets TV.
Top Cast


Nataliia Sumska
Nataliia Sumska
Natalka
Nataliia Sumska
Natalka


Nataliia Naum
Nataliia Naum
Gorpyna Terpylykha
Nataliia Naum
Gorpyna Terpylykha


Lev Perfilov
Lev Perfilov
Boris Tetervakovskiy
Lev Perfilov
Boris Tetervakovskiy


Fedir Panasenko
Fedir Panasenko
Makogonenko
Fedir Panasenko
Makogonenko


Anatoli Mateshko
Anatoli Mateshko
Petro
Anatoli Mateshko
Petro


Les Serdyuk
Les Serdyuk
Mykola
Les Serdyuk
Mykola


Vladimir Alekseyenko
Vladimir Alekseyenko
Soldier
Vladimir Alekseyenko
Soldier
Lyubov Bogdan
Lyubov Bogdan
Natalka's Friend
Lyubov Bogdan
Natalka's Friend


Boris Boldyrevskiy
Boris Boldyrevskiy
Blind man
Boris Boldyrevskiy
Blind man
Agafya Bolotova
Agafya Bolotova
Agafya Bolotova
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