Mermaid (2007 film)

Mermaid
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anna Melikyan
Written by	Anna Melikyan
Starring	Mariya Shalaeva Yevgeni Tsyganov Mariya Sokova
Release date(s)	22 November 2007 (Russia)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Budget	$1,700,000 (estimated)

Mermaid (Russian: Русалка, Rusalka) is a Russian 2007 comedy-drama film directed and written by Anna Melikyan. It is a loose adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid". It was a box office success in Russia, won numerous awards and was selected as Russia's official submission to Foreign-Language Film category for the 2009 Academy Awards.^[1]

Plot

Alice (Mariya Shalaeva), a teenage girl with the ability to make wishes come true, journeys to Moscow and grapples with love, modernity and materialism.

Cast

• Mariya Shalaeva as Alisa Titova
• Yevgeni Tsyganov as Aleksandr 'Sasha' Viktorovich
• Mariya Sokova as Alisa's mother
• Anastasiya Dontsova as Young Alisa
• Irina Skrinichenko as Rita

References

1. ^ A Little Mermaid in the World of Russian Advertising ("Rusalka" Roundtable, #5)

External links

• Mermaid at the Internet Movie Database
• Mermaid at Rotten Tomatoes