Legends from the Past
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On assignment from the editorial office a reporter from Yekaterinburg goes to a village lost in taiga, where he hears an ancient legend about the lord of the forest. Upon his return home all of a sudden he starts seeing and hearing the ancient spirit who begs him to save the endangered fantastic creatures. The reporter agrees and in the company of his 12-year-old daughter, who has come from Moscow to spend the vacation with him, he sets off for the lands virtually untouched by civilization. The trip filled with unexpected adventures, will bring the father and daughter closer together because it’s only together that they will be able to solve the mystery of the ancient legends from the past.
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23 people
Aleksandr Yatsenko
Anton
Known for
To the Lake
Chornobyl: Exclusion Zone
Anton Kuznetsov
Nyulesmurt
Known for
Major Grom
The Duelist
Alexandra Babaskina
Mira
Also in
The Monastery
Daring
Natalya Pavlenkova
ShiShiga
Known for
Corrections Class
Tchaikovsky's Wife
Yuri Kolokolnikov
Ner-Oika
Known for
Tenet
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Maryana Spivak
Liza
Known for
Loveless
To the Lake
Vladimir Volkovyskiy
Chief editor
Also in
Marconi Today
The Non-Diamond Arm
Yuriy Loparyov
Guardian of the Shishiga Legend
Known for
Attraction
Kalashnikov AK-47
Tatyana Golubeva
Guardian of the Nyulesmurt Legend
Also in
The Alien
Zoya Bagynanova
Nadezhda Ilyinichna
Also in
Lost in the North
Cursed Land. Fate
Nikolay Kolyada
Psychoanalyst
Known for
Petrov's Flu
A Gentle Creature
Sergey Kolesov
Guardian's Son
Known for
A Gentle Creature
In the Fog
Ivan Sosnin Director · Maria Orlova Writer Elena Khanova Writer
First release April 19, 2025 · Produced in Russia · Languages English, Komi, Russian
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ID Production
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Red Pepper Film
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Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
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Russia
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Russian
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English · Komi · Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 19, 2025
Premiere · 47th Moscow International Film Festival
Russia · May 1, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
June 14, 2025 · Digital
South Korea
June 9, 2026 · Digital · 2026-VF01811
Türkiye
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
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