
Bohdan Zholdak
Writing
Biography
Bohdan Oleksiiovych Zholdak was a Ukrainian writer, screenwriter, and dramatist.
Known For

For several months, the investigation into the robbery of the cashier in the village of Airport. Assistants to the chief of criminal investigation department Mironov managed to find the direct traces leading to the thief-the recidivist Panasyuk serving sentence in a colony for small theft.
Workdays of the Criminal Investigation

At the beginning of the XVII century, events take place preceding the liberation struggle led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky. A young boy Pavlo Pokhylenko leaves his native Kaniv to join the Zaporizhian Sich (camp and cossack army) to fight for freedom and the Orthodox faith.
The Way to Sich

A local veteran, Ilko Stepanovych, attaches himself to a visiting group of young filmmakers shooting a war film. He is determined to make sure everything is recreated down to the smallest detail—exactly as it was in his own life.
The Soldier

Ukraine, 1920s. A gang of enemies of the Soviet government is rampaging in the village. Returning home, wounded 15-year-old Red Army soldier Fedya Panko decides to neutralize the enemy, who, as it turns out, operates not only on the battlefield.
Far Away, Across the River

Humorous tales about the life of a little boy. About how he was born without a father and mother, how he was hit by a snow lying on the oven in his hut, how he walked into the woods being a kid, and the miraculous things he had seen there. In his fantasies he could fly, make friends with birds, climb trees, and most importantly – do it all in infancy and without looking at anyone else. Based on poems by Stepan Rudanskyi.
Strange Thing

A mischievous cat felt like a real master of the house. He drove the birds, liked to lie in the sun, and when he saw the mice rejoicing in the attic, he already imagined that he will soon have hearty lunch. But the mice were united and agile, so they will be able to stand up for themselves and fight back the cunning and high-handed cat.
Baby Mice

Ukraine. The end of the XV century. All gunpowder made in factories suddenly disappears. The company of cossacks led by Maksym Trytuz comes together to find one of the transports that carries gunpowder to the Zaporozhian Sich.
Cossacks Approaching

In the Ukrainian village of Konotop, the chief Centurion wants to marry a beautiful girl and asks for the help of a young witch.
The Witch

A Cossack once stood on the shore and looked at the water, trying to catch a mermaid. But she took his reflection and went away with the man’s the soul. The mermaid fell in love with the reflection and did not want to let him go back to the land. What should the Cossack do? And how will mermaid fight the evil and harmful monster that inhabits the sea bottom and tries to lure her?
Charmed Zaporozhets

Based on the novel of the same name by Yurii Mushketyk. For the second year, a laboratory headed by professor Marchenko has been working on the problem of photosynthesis. The work absorbs the entire team – each new result seems to confirm the correctness of the leader’s theory. The scientist Borozna, convinced that his colleague’s research path is mistaken, makes it clear to a doctor that it is time to stop and take a more critical look at the results.
White Shadow

Ivan is a simple, good-hearted man who wakes up in his apartment and notices a mare named Kasia just outside his window. Being a kind soul, he keeps her and takes her around the city. What is that mare capable of, and where do you find a shelter for her? Kasia becomes a problem for Ivan and the subject of all kinds of speculation. But unlike everyday problems, you can easily get rid of it by letting go of the reins.
Ivan and the Mare
Ukrainian television short from 1993.
Pro Dida Pikhta

The film tells about the historical significance of the victorious Battle of Konotop. Footage of soldiers from the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi is interwoven with events of the Konotop battle.