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The Old Miller's Tale
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The Old Miller's Tale

2020-10-01 · 93 min · ★ 7.7

Fantasy

It is evening, children are gathered around the fire, and the old miller begins to tell them a fairy tale. In his tale, Mykola, a bursak, goes to Mr. Adam to teach his daughter Khrystyna to read and write. But on the way to the manor, Mykola learns that the village has been invaded by evil spirits, werewolves, and air-breathers, and that Mr. Adam himself is in captivity. Mykola and Khrystyna decide to free the prisoners and the land from evil spirits, but they will have to go through many trials.

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Directors
Aleksandr Itygilov Jr.
Production companies
Euromedia Company, Ukrainian State Film Agency
Countries
Ukraine
Status
Released

Top Cast

Anna KoshmalAnna KoshmalKhrystyna
Valentyn TomusiakValentyn TomusiakMykola
Oleksii BohdanovychOleksii BohdanovychAdam
Anatoli KhostikoyevAnatoli KhostikoyevOld Miller
Volodymyr HorianskyiVolodymyr HorianskyiKozak Perets
Irma VitovskaIrma VitovskaParaska Kazka
Ada RohovtsevaAda RohovtsevaAdam's mother
Ostap StupkaOstap StupkaParaska's husband
Nataliia SumskaNataliia Sumska
Leonid Shevchenko
Natalka DenysenkoNatalka Denysenko
Garik BirchaGarik Bircha
Vasyl BendasVasyl Bendas

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