A brutal historical thriller with an incredibly random cast battles back against streaming invaders

Any action-packed historical epic worth its salt tends to populate a sprawling ensemble with a cavalcade of big names, recognizable faces, and veteran character actors. While 2019’s brutal The Rising Hawk (also known as Fall of a Kingdom in certain territories) sticks to the playbook, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more random assemblage of talent.

To be fair, we are talking about a co-production between Ukraine and the United States that was made for just $5 million, a drop in the ocean compared to what the typical Hollywood sword-swinger will set a studio back. Then again, that doesn’t make it any less strange to see Robert Patrick heading up the cast as Zakhar Berkut in a 13th Century adventure that features a small band of locals fighting back against the overwhelming might of the Mongol Empire.

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