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A Story of the Forest: Mavka

A Story of the Forest: Mavka

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Drama   Fantasy   Romance
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Ukrainian
📆 Date Released: 1980-07-23
⌚ Running Time: 83 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.1

Beloved Cast

Liudmyla Yefymenko original image
Mavka
Liudmyla Yefymenko
Viktor Kremlev original image
Lukash
Viktor Kremlev
Maya Bulgakova original image
Lukash’s Mother
Maya Bulgakova
Ivan Mykolaichuk original image
Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Boris Khmelnitsky original image
Red (forest) Demon
Boris Khmelnitsky
Viktor Demertash original image
Koots
Viktor Demertash
Lyudmyla Lobza original image
Kylyna
Lyudmyla Lobza
Nina Shatskaya original image
Water Sprite
Nina Shatskaya
Svetlana Sergeyeva original image
Meadow Fairy
Svetlana Sergeyeva
Ivan Khodulin original image
Kylyna’s child
Ivan Khodulin
Pylyp Illienko original image
Kylyna’s child
Pylyp Illienko
Vladimir Fyodorov original image
Hunger Imps
Vladimir Fyodorov

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