Mavka: The Forest Song (2023)
- Original title
- Мавка: Лісова пісня
- Directed by
- Yevheniy Yermak, Oleksandra Ruban, Oleh Malamuzh
- Genre
- fantasy film, comedy film, adventure film, musical film, family film, speculative fiction film
- Country
- Ukraine
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 853 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A forest spirit named Mavka falls in love with a human musician named Lukas. They must protect the magical forest from a villain who wants its power.
whimsicalromanticadventurousmusicalheartfeltcolorfulfolkloricbittersweet
What happens
Mavka: The Forest Song (Ukrainian: «Мавка. Лісова пісня», romanized: Mavka. Lisova pisnia) is an independently-made Ukrainian 3D-animated fantasy film. It was created in 2023 by the Animagrad film studio (which is a part of The Film.UA Group). Based on Lesya Ukrainka's play, The Forest Song, it portrays characters from Slavic and Ukrainian folk mythology. Oleksandra Ruban and Oleh Malamuzh directed the film. The animated film is set in two worlds: one enchanted and one human. The main theme of the film is a love story between an enchanted forest dweller (Mavka) and a human (Lukas), and their battle with the villain Kylina, who desires to own a magical forest wellspring. Mavka: The Forest Song was released in Ukraine on March 2, 2023. This animated film has set several national records during its release in the cinemas. In particular, it became the highest-grossing Ukrainian film project for the whole history of the independent Ukrainian cinematography and entered the list of the twenty best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema. Dubbed into the English language and also into 32 other languages, Mavka: the Forest Song was shown on theater screens in approximately 140 countries worldwide. During the national release period, the original Ukrainian language version also ran in other countries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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