Mavka: The Forest Song Movie Details:
| Ukrainian title | Мавка. Лісова пісня |
| Also known as | Mavka. Lisova pisnia |
| Based on | The Forest Song by Lesya Ukrainka |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| Release date | March 2, 2023 (Ukraine) |
| Running time | 1hr 39min |
| Starring | Natalka Denisenko Artem Pyvovarov Olena Kravets |
| Directed by | Oleh MalamuzhOleksandra Ruban |
| Screenplay by | Yaroslav Voitseshek |
| Produced by | Iryna Kostiuk Yehor Olesov Anna Yelisieieva |
| Music by | Dario Vero Maksym Berezhnyak DakhaBrakha |
| Production Company | Animagrad Animation Studio Film.UA Group |
| Distributor | Film.UA Distribution Kinomania |
Mavka: The Forest Song Movie Cast & Characters:
Ukrainian cast
- Natalka Denysenko as Mavka
- Kateryna Kukhar and Taisia Khvostova (movements and plastique), while Khrystyna Soloviy performs two of Mavka’s songs.
- Artem Pyvovarov as Lukas
- Olena Kravets as Kylina
- Serhiy Prytula as Frol
- Oleh Mykhailiuta as Leo, Lukas’ uncle
- Natalya Sumska as the Healer
- DakhaBrakha as Lucas’ friends, village musicians Nina, Iryna, Olena and Marko
- Mykhailo Khoma as Hush
- Julia Sanina as Ondina, a mermaid
- Nazar Zadniprovskyi as Lesh
- Oleh Skrypka as the One Who Sits in the Rock
- Nina Matviienko as the Narrator
- Andriy Mostrenko as Erick and Dereck
- Kateryna Osadcha as various women
English cast
- Laurie Hymes as Mavka
- Eddy Lee as Lukas
- Sarah Natochenny as Kylina
- Tom Wayland as Frol
- Scottie Ray as Leo
- Marc Thompson as Hush and Lesh
- Nikki Thomas as Ondina
- Mike Pollock as the One Who Sits in the Rock
- Marca Leigh as the Narrator and the Healer
- H.D. Quinn
- Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld
- Christian Sanford
Storyline:
Mavka – a soul of the Forest – faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as guardian to the Heart of the Forest, when she falls in love with a human – the talented young musician Lukash. Our story is about the magical power of love. That kind of love that enables human nature to find the magic within and reveals abilities and qualities that empower a person to reach beyond possible and to hold against evil and human vice.
About Mavka: The Forest Song Movie:
Mavka: The Forest Song (Ukrainian: Мавка. Лісова пісня) is a Ukrainian 3D-animated fantasy film. It was created in 2023 by “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 in 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 local 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.
Mavka: The Forest Song Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | ₴187.2 million |
| Worldwide Collection | $17.8 million |
