Finist. The First Warrior (2024)

Original title

Финист. Первый богатырь

Directed by

Dmitry Dyachenko

Genre

fantasy film

Country

Russia

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

6+

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man becomes a bogatyr, a legendary Slavic hero, on a quest involving a magical falcon feather. The film also shows how a character grows into the witch Baba Yaga, a healer hiding after a war between light and dark forces.

whimsicalheroicfolklore-infusedlightheartedadventurousnostalgicfamily-friendlyfantastical

What happens

Finist. The First Warrior (Russian: Финист. Первый богатырь, lit. 'Finist. The First Bogatyr') is a 2024 Russian Slavic fantasy adventure film directed by Dmitry Dyachenko and produced by Yellow, Black and White. It is the fourth film in the franchise "The Last Warrior" and a prequel to the 2017's The Last Warrior (The Last Knight), as well as a spin-off of the series. The plot of the film is based on Russian folk tales, a free continuation of the 1976 film Finist, the Brave Falcon. The film stars Kirill Zaytsev, as well as Elena Yakovleva, Yulia Peresild, Fyodor Dobronravov, Sergey Lavygin. Kristina Stroiteleva, Fyodor Gamaleya and others. The central character of the film is The Feather of Finist the Falcon. The film shows the path of becoming Baba Yaga, a healer and sorceress, forced to hide after the victory of the light forces over the dark ones. Part of the filming took place in Kazakhstan, the process lasted 23 shifts. Finist. The First Warrior premiered at the Karo 11 October in Moscow on December 24, 2024. This film was theatrically released on January 1, 2025, by National Media Group Film Distribution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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