For many years, Mariia and Mykola were partners on the stage and passionately loved each other in real life. However, with time, the personal drama of Mariia Zankovetska and Mykola Sadovskyi was nearing its end. Zankovetska recollected her courage and left Sadovskyi forever. She also had to leave her precious theater. Find out about the great love and its tragic ending in the second part of the film “The Adored One” in the documentary series “The Game of Fate” by VIATEL Studio narrated by Natalka Sopit.
- Script by Natali Sopit
- Narrations Natali Sopit, Taras Denysenko
- Directed by Oleg Turansky
- Director of photography Georgij Kryvoshejenko
- Sound Maxim Demydenko
- Editor Oleg Tudoran
- Make up Zhanna Betrozova
- Costume LAURA ASHLEY ™
- Music De Wolfe Music
- Camera Oleksandr Demydenko
- Executive producer Halyna Kryvorchuk
- Producer Vasyl Viter
The shooting took place at:
– at the State Museum of Theater, Music and Cinema of Ukraine
– at the Mariia Zankovetska Museum in Kyiv
We used:
– the iconographic materials from the “Talan. Life and Work of Mariia Zankovetska” photo book by Natalia Babanska, Hanna Lemeshchenko, Kyiana Sheviiakova authoring team.


