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Legends from the Past

Legends from the Past

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Overview

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.

Directed by Ivan Sosnin
Written by Elena Khanova, Ivan Sosnin, Maria Orlova
Produced by Dmitry Litvinov, Ekaterina Kononenko, Yana Shmaylova
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Top Cast

Aleksandr Yatsenko

Aleksandr Yatsenko

Anton

Anton Kuznetsov

Anton Kuznetsov

Nyulesmurt

Alexandra Babaskina

Alexandra Babaskina

Mira

Natalya Pavlenkova

Natalya Pavlenkova

ShiShiga

Yuri Kolokolnikov

Yuri Kolokolnikov

Ner-Oika

Maryana Spivak

Maryana Spivak

Liza

Vladimir Volkovyskiy

Vladimir Volkovyskiy

Chief editor

Yuriy Loparyov

Yuriy Loparyov

Guardian of the Shishiga Legend

T

Tatyana Golubeva

Guardian of the Nyulesmurt Legend

Zoya Bagynanova

Zoya Bagynanova

Nadezhda Ilyinichna

About Legends from the Past

Legends from the Past is a adventure, family, fantasy film released in 2025. Directed by Ivan Sosnin, it stars Aleksandr Yatsenko, Anton Kuznetsov, Alexandra Babaskina. 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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