Mavka: The Forest Song
Seen it?2023 | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (77% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Mavka, a Soul of the Forest, faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as Guardian of the Heart of the Forest when she falls for a human, a talented young musician named Lukas.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
77% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$18 million worldwide on a $5 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 34K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Oleh Malamuzh, Oleksandra Ruban
- Natalka DenysenkoMavka (voice)
- Artem PyvovarovLucas (voice)
- Nazar ZadniprovskyiLesh (voice)
- Oleh SkrypkaThe One, Who Sits in the Rock (voice)
- Olena KravetsKylina (voice)
- Serhii PrytulaFrol (voice)
- Oleh MykhailiutaUncle Leo (voice)
- Nataliia SumskaThe Healer (voice)
- Julia SaninaOndina (voice)
- Mykhailo KhomaHush (voice)