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Alex Morgan
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5 min ago
★★★★★4/5

Just finished watching this. Visuals were stunning but the pacing felt a bit off in the second half. Still worth a watch!

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Daniel Cooper
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2 days ago
★★★★★2/5

I don't get the hype. The plot was predictable and the characters felt flat. It seems like style over substance to me. Maybe I missed something, but I was bored throughout.

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Priya Sharma
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15 days ago
★★★★★5/5

An absolute masterpiece. The director managed to weave complex themes into a compelling narrative without it feeling forced. The cinematography is some of the best I've seen in years. Truly a cinematic experience that stays with you.

A Story of the Forest: Mavka
5.9
1h 23m

A Story of the Forest: Mavka

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.

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Top Cast

Lyudmila Efimenko

Lyudmila Efimenko

Mavka

Viktor Kremlev

Viktor Kremlev

Lukash

Maya Bulgakova

Maya Bulgakova

Lukash’s Mother

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Uncle Leo / Wood Goblin

Boris Khmelnitsky

Boris Khmelnitsky

Red (forest) Demon

Viktor Demertash

Viktor Demertash

Koots

Liudmyla Lobza

Liudmyla Lobza

Kylyna

Nina Shatskaya

Nina Shatskaya

Water Sprite

Svetlana Sergeyeva

Svetlana Sergeyeva

Meadow Fairy

Ivan Khodulin

Ivan Khodulin

Kylyna’s child

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Overview

A Story of the Forest: Mavka (1980) is rated ⭐ 5.853/10.
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.