Anastasiya Dontsova, Irina Skrinichenko, Mariya Shalayeva

A fairy tale about a young girl who emerges from the sea to affect everyone she meets in quaint but helpful ways during her brief sojourn among dispirited humans.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 57 min.

Directed by: Anna Melikyan

Release Date: January 22, 2008

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  • November 24, 2009
    This film set a standard for itself no other could compare too. Unique and pleasantly awkward for most of it, there's a lot of depth behind the main character you empathize with.
    I didn't like the ending. But that didn't keep it from being any less interesting.
    It's like a Russi...( read more)an Alice in Wonderland.
  • November 23, 2009
    Recommended by NickCoalNoir.
  • November 18, 2009
    recommended by NickCoalNoir......
  • November 17, 2009


    Oh my goodness. I can't believe what I just watched. I don't think any other foreign film touched my heart the way this one did. I don't even know where to begin. First of all, the main character, Alice, was wonderful. She's magical,...( read more) full of life and wonder, and imagination. There are so many good things about this movie. Some compare it to Amelie, and I can see how, but this movie really is in a category all its own. You feel for Alice because her life isn't all that great, but she ultimately comes into her own and knows what she was meant to do in her life. The surrealistic quality of this film shows beautifully, especially the scenes on the beach. The ending completely blew my mind, but, in retrospect, I couldn't see it end any other way.

    Movies like this really don't come around very often and it was an amazing experience watching it. Highly recommended.
  • March 31, 2009
    (what an ending!) this movie, this movie <3 i really felt something, while watching it. i kept repeating to myself: please please just comb your hair a little or something :) ahah. and his goldfish, so FAT <3 and that girl's nails, and everything else - and moscow (oh, how much i...( read more) missed those streets - i didn't know til i watched this)
  • November 29, 2008
    O roteiro eh uma maluquice, mas esta muito bem amarrado.
  • July 14, 2008
    In one word: cute! I love this kind of movies - simple but dreamy and heartwarming. It lives from it's charming and unique characters and moments of lightness.
  • July 14, 2008
    A very quirky little story about a incredibly charming yet odd and naive girl named Alisa. The grotesque characters were a delight and so is the visual style of this movie. Again, I find it to be a bit slow at times (I often do, impatient me :)).
  • February 6, 2008
    Not very bad as russian movie, mentioned on this site...

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