Year of Production 2018
- 2:Hrs, Great Britain, 2018
- 303, Germany, 2018
- Adam, Germany, Iceland, USA, Mexico, 2018
- Adventures of Saint Nicholas, Ukraine, 2018
- Afterlife, Netherlands, 2018
- Ailo`s Journey, France, Finland, 2018
- Alone in Space, Sweden, 2018
- Amanda, France, 2018
- Amateurs, Sweden, 2018
- Animale, L', Austria, 2018
- Anna's War, Russia, 2018
- Asterix – The Secret of the Magic Potion, France, 2018
- Axel the Hero, Germany, 2018
- Back Home, Poland, 2018
- Backstage, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2018
- Bamse and the Thunder Bell, Sweden, 2018
- Bears Love Me!, Netherlands, 2018
- Bécassine!, France, 2018
- Before Father Gets Back, Georgia, France, Germany, 2018
- Before the Day Breaks, Latvia, 2018
- Belle & Sebastian3: Friends For Life, France, 2018
- Bille, Latvia, 2018
- Blossom Valley, Hungary, 2018
- Bo Bear at the Farm, Norway, 2018
- Bobot, The, Ukraine, 2018
- Boy Needs Fresh Air, That, Germany, 2018
- Boy of War, Germany, Czech Republic, 2018
- Boyzhetken – She's All That, Kazakhstan, Russia, 2018
- Bruce Lee and the Outlaw, Great Britain, 2018
- But when will mom arrive?, Switzerland, 2018
- Butterfly, Italy, 2018
- Captain Morten, Ireland, Estonia, Belgium, Great Britain, 2018
- Capt’n Sharky, Germany, 2018
- Casper and Emma's Treasurehunt, Norway, 2018
- Ceres, Belgium, Netherlands, 2018
- Champions, Spain, 2018
- Checkered Ninja, Denmark, 2018
- Childhood Times, Russia, 2018
- Chris, the Swiss, Switzerland, Croatia, Germany, Finland, 2018
- Circleen, Coco and the Wild Rhinos, Denmark, 2018
- Coach's Daughter, The, Poland, 2018
- Cornelius, the Howling Miller, France, 2018
- Curie Case, The, Bulgaria, 2018
- Daily Fable, The, Belgium, Netherlands, 2018
- Daniel, France, 2018
- Day of Chocolate, The, Poland, 2018
- Dilili in Paris, France, Belgium, Germany, 2018
- Early Man, Great Britain, France, 2018
- Elephant Queen, The, Great Britain, Kenya, 2018
- Exit, Norway, 2018
- F 20, Croatia, 2018
- Falcons, The, Iceland, 2018
- Father of Four on the Sunny Side, Denmark, 2018
- Fight Girl, Netherlands, 2018
- Findus Moves Home, Germany, 2018
- First Kiss, Netherlands, 2018
- Float Like a Butterfly, Ireland, 2018
- For a Happy Life, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2018
- For a Happy Life, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, 2018
- Fortuna, Switzerland, Belgium, 2018
- Fuck Fame, Germany, 2018
- Funan, Belgium, Cambodia, France, Luxembourg, 2018
- Gaia's World, Slovenia, 2018
- Gamer's Rules, Belarus, 2018
- Girl, Belgium, The Netherlands, 2018
- Goliath, Sweden, 2018
- Grace & Goliath, Great Britain, 2018
- Grand Hotel Ballet, The, France, 2018
- Hacker, Denmark, 2018
- Halvdan: Almost a Viking, Sweden, 2018
- Happy Princes, Greece, 2018
- Harajuku, Norway, 2018
- Heart, The, Sweden, 2018
- Heavy Trip, Finland, Norway, Belgium, 2018
- Heinz, the Cat from Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2018
- Help, I Shrunk My Parents, Germany, Austria, 2018
- Hope You'll Die Next Time 🙂, Hungary, 2018
- How Big Is the Galaxy?, Russia, Estonia, 2018
- How to be Really Bad, Germany, 2018
- I Used to Like the Sea, Belgium, 2018
- I Want to Live, Lithuania, 2018
- Icelandic Gang, Netherlands, 2018
- Icelandic Gang, The, Netherlands, 2018
- In the Mighty Jungle, France, 2018
- Invisible Boy, The – Second generation, Italy, 2018
- Invisible Sue, Germany, Luxembourg, 2018
- Iqbal & the Juwel of India, Denmark, 2018
- Jar Full of Life, A, Germany, 2018
- Jellyfish, Great Britain, 2018
- Jerrymaya's Detective Agency – The First Mystery, Sweden, 2018
- Jill, Joy and the Sleeping Clock, Finland, 2018
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver, Germany, 2018
- Jimmie, Sweden, 2018
- Just Friends, Netherlands, 2018
- Katie, Ireland, 2018
- Katwalk aka Wild Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2018
- Kikoriki. Deja Vu aka Time Team, Russia, 2018
- Land of Glass, Denmark, 2018
- Legend of the Christmas Witch, The, Italy, 2018
- Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa, Italy, Poland, 2018
- Let Me Fall, Iceland, Finland, Germany, 2018
- Little Comrade, The, Estonia, 2018
- Little Miss Dolittle, Germany, 2018
- Load, The, Serbia, Croatia, France, Iran, 2018
- Los Bando, Norway, Sweden, 2018
- Louis & Luca – Mission to the Moon, Norway, 2018
- Lucia's Christmas (aka: All I Want For Christmas), Denmark, 2018
- Luis and the Aliens, Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark, 2018
- Magic Quill, The, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2018
- Manou the Swift, Germany, 2018
- Marnie's World, Germany, Belgium, 2018
- Matti and Sami and the three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe, Germany, 2018
- Maya the Bee – The Honey Games (Maja Movie 2), Germany, 2018
- Meet Me in the Woods, Germany, Denmark, Norway, 2018
- Meteorites, France, 2018
- Mia and the White Lion, France, 2018
- Minuscule – Mandibles From Far Away, France, 2018
- Most Beautiful Girl in the World, The, Germany, 2018
- Mr. Know-It-All, France, 2018
- Muzbalak, Kazakhstan, 2018
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy, Norway, 2018
- My Name Is Gennet, Spain, 2018
- Ötzi and the Mystery of Time, Italy, 2018
- Old Boys, Sweden, Great Britain, 2018
- One Girl, Great Britain, Italy, Romania, Finland, Palestine, Sudan, 2018
- Operation Shadowman, Norway, 2018
- Pachamama, France, Luxembourg, Canada, 2018
- Painting with Rain, Russia, 2018
- Paradise '89, Latvia, 2018
- Pat and Ma in Action again, Czech Republic, 2018
- Pat and Mat: Winter Fun, Czech Republic, 2018
- Peter's Odyssey, Russia, 2018
- Pettson and Findus – Findus Moves House, Germany, 2018
- Phantom Owl Forest (aka: Eva's Christmas Mission), Estonia, 2018
- Phoenix, Norway, 2018
- Pigeon, The, Turkey, 2018
- Ploey – You Never Fly Alone, Iceland, Belgium, 2018
- Pony and Birdboy, Finland, 2018
- Power to the Children, Germany, 2018
- Princess Emmy, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, 2018
- Psychobitch, Norway, 2018
- Rafiki, South Africa, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands, Kenya, 2018
- Raoul Tabourin, France, Belgium, 2018
- Remi – Nobody's Boy, France, 2018
- Renkli – Discoverer of New Worlds, Turkey, 2018
- Rosie & Moussa, Belgium, 2018
- Ruben Brandt, Collector, Hungary, 2018
- Runaways, Great Britain, 2018
- School's Out, France, 2018
- Secret of the Two-headed Dragon, The, Czech Republic, 2018
- Sentries, The, Romania, 2018
- Sgt. Stubby – An American Hero (aka: Sgt. Stubby: An Unlikely Hero), Ireland, Great Britain, France, Canada, USA, 2018
- Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal, Russia, 2018
- Shéhérazade, France, 2018
- Short Cut, Czech Republic, 2018
- Silent Revolution, The, Germany, 2018
- Snow Queen 4, The: Mirrorlands, Russia, 2018
- Sticks & Stones, Denmark, 2018
- Stop the Horned Vikings!, Russia, 2018
- Stupid Young Heart, Finland, 2018
- Styx, Germany, 2018
- Summer With Rana, Netherlands, 2018
- Sune vs Sune, Sweden, 2018
- Supa Modo, Germany, Kenya, 2018
- Super Furball, Finland, 2018
- Superteacher aka Super Miss, Netherlands, 2018
- Sweeties, The, Italy, 2018
- Swimming, Germany, 2018
- Taiki, Netherlands, 2018
- Team Albert, Denmark, 2018
- That's Life, Italy, 2018
- Three Heroes and the Crown Princess , Russia, 2018
- Tower, The, Norway, France, Sweden, 2018
- Troll – The Tale of a Tail, Norway, Canada, 2018
- Twigson the Explorer, Norway, 2018
- Twin Flower, Italy, 2018
- Up and Away, Denmark, 2018
- Utøya: July 22, Norway, 2018
- Vitello, Denmark, 2018
- Vs., Great Britain, 2018
- Water Witch, The, Russia, 2018
- We, Netherlands, Belgium, 2018
- Wendy 2 – Friendship Forever, Germany, 2018
- When the War Comes, Czech Republic, Croatia, 2018
- White Fang, France, Luxembourg, USA, 2018
- Wildwitch, Denmark, Great Britain, Sweden, Norway, Hungary, 2018
- Winter Flies, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Poland, 2018
- Witch Hunters, The, Serbia, North Macedonia, 2018
- Wizard Called Rye, A, Czech Republic, 2018
- Zara and the Magical Kicks, Netherlands, 2018
- Zen in the Ice Rift, Italy, 2018
- ZOOks, Belgium, 2018
Water Witch, The
English title: Water Witch, The
Original title: Vodyanay
German title: Water Witch, The *
Russia, 2018
Director: Barykin, Alexej
Production company: Alexey Barykin Film Company
Length: 85 min.
Film genre: Feature film
Synopsis:
Alina and Ruslan live in Moscow, but their mother Alsu, a successful businesswoman, came from Tatarstan. When her father dies in the faraway village Achasary, the three of them go to visit their relatives.
In the Tatar village, everything is new to the children accustomed to the life in a megalopolis: the village everyday life, chickens and cows, Muslim customs, a language they don’t know. Gradually, they become aware of a great conflict in their mother’s family: Alsu’s father chased her away from home, and she has been in quarrel with her own brother Timur for ten years. The conflict becomes worse, the ambience in the village home starts getting tense. Luckily, the kids form a wonderful relation with the beautiful Leysan, the new wife of Uncle Timur.
Late in the night, the kids are awakened by strange sounds coming out of their mother’s bedroom. Peeking in the room, they froze in terror, seeing the Water Witch, a terrible monster with burning eyes standing above their mother’s bed. They see how the Witch turns into a cloud and disappears behind the window together with their mother.
On the next day, police looks for the missing woman. The rescuers find no trace in the lake where, according to the legends, the Water Witch lives. But the scrupulous investigator turns his attention to Uncle Timur: if Alsu is not found, he will inherit her Moscow business and her many millions. Could he be the one behind this strange assault?
In the meanwhile, the kids conduct an investigation of their own. With the help of the local mullah who is an ethnographer and an expert on Tatar fairy tales, they learn that the Water Witch can be attracted by a specific comb. They saw such a comb at their mother’s right before the kidnapping. But who put it there?
The farther their investigation goes, the more dangerous becomes the situation: now the threatening Water Witch is chasing the children themselves. Will they manage to save themselves and to bring back their mother?
Comments:
DIRECTOR’S NOTE: The story of the Water Witch is reminiscent of Gogol’s Viy: in this film, the children have to oppose the mystic evil for three nights. However, the Water Witch is not a horror film. It can rather be called a fantasy detective. I believe that people of different ages will find different sense in the film. The children would see an exciting and a bit scary fairy tale; the adults would see a parable about family relations and about the consequences of parents’ conflicts for their children.
Festivals:
Montessori School CFF Lucknow 2019, Pune IFF 2019, Rolan Bykow CFF Yerevan 2019
World sales address/es:
Antipode (IL)