The Rising Hawk: Battle for the Carpathians (also called Fall Of A Kingdom in the UK) is a 2019 Ukrainian-American historical action film directed by John Wynn[2][3] and co-directed by Akhtem Seitablayev.

[4][5][6] It is based on the historical fiction book Zakhar Berkut by Ukrainian writer and poet Ivan Franko taking place in the Mongolian invasions of Kievan Rus.

During the 13th Century, Zakhar Berkut and his wife Rada lead a group of high-landers in the Carpathian Mountains in a village of Tukhlia (today in Stryi Raion).

Unfortunately, their tranquil existence is soon threatened by Burunda Khan, a powerful Mongolian general who leads his massive armies west in search of new lands to conquer.

Forced to protect their village, Zakhar and Rada send their sons, Ivan and Maksym, to ask for help from Tugar Vovk, a wealthy boyar who has recently arrived from King Daniel of Galicia (Kingdom of Rus).