A Story of the Forest: Mavka
5.9198083 min
DramaFantasyRomance
Mavka, a water nymph, loves Lukash, a country youth. Their brief happiness ends when Lukash is forced to marry the shrewish Kilina. The Spirit of the Forest turns Lukash into a wolf as punishment for his infidelity. The strength of Mavka's love breaks the spell, but Kilina curses the nymph, transforming her into a weeping willow. This beautiful and tragic story is based on a play written in 1912 by Lesya Ukrainka, a Ukrainian poet, writer and political, civil and female activist, and includes mythological characters taken from Ukrainian folklore.
Top Cast
Lyudmila Efimenko as Mavka,Viktor Kremlev as Lukash,Maya Bulgakova as Lukash’s Mother,Ivan Mykolaichuk as Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin,Boris Khmelnitsky as Red (forest) Demon,Viktor Demertash as Koots,Liudmyla Lobza as Kylyna,Nina Shatskaya as Water Sprite
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Production
Dovzhenko Film Studios