Mavka: The Forest Song
2023 • 99 min • Animation · Adventure · Family · Fantasy
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 72 Audience · 858 · 49%
Mavka, a forest spirit, falls in love with a human musician. She must choose between her duty to protect the forest and her feelings, leading to conflicts between the magical and human worlds.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Magical creatures can be menacing
- Some intense moments during conflicts
- Themes of loss and betrayal
What it models well
- Love and compassion
- Protecting nature
- Interconnectedness
- Sacrifice for good
Talk about it after
- Different cultures living together
- Responsibility to nature
- Making difficult choices
- The power of music and art
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Top billed cast
Director: Oleh Malamuzh, Oleksandra Ruban • Crew: Yaroslav Voytseshek, Jeffrey Hylton
Natalka Denysenko
Mavka (voice)
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Artem Pyvovarov
Lucas (voice)
Nazar Zadniprovskyi
Lesh (voice)
Oleh Skrypka
The One, Who Sits in the Rock (voice)
Olena Kravets
Kylina (voice)
Serhii Prytula
Frol (voice)
Oleh Mykhailiuta
Uncle Leo (voice)
Nataliia Sumska
The Healer (voice)
Julia Sanina
Ondina (voice)
Mykhailo Khoma
Hush (voice)
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersYou can't help but spot the Disney and Pixar influences in this gentle Ukrainian family adventure that pits mankind against the beauty of nature. That beauty is personified by the eponymous forest sprite who, along with her community of mythological and animal creatures lives in fear of encroachment by the ravages of neighbouring human kind. On the other side of the mountain live those very people.…
RecommendedMavka: The Forest Song (2023) is an enchanting and magical tale that beautifully weaves love and responsibility in the heart of the forest. The captivating world of Mavka draws you in, and the dilemma she faces between her duty and newfound love with Lukas keeps you emotionally invested throughout.…
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