Once upon a time, a King had eleven sons and one daughter. When his wife, the Queen, died, the King remarried. The new wife and the children's stepmother looks beautiful on the outside, but actually she's an evil witch. She sends the young princess Eliise to live in the village as an ordinary peasant girl and turns all the princes into wild swans. The princes are stuck being swans all day long and only at night can they regain their true form. When Eliise is 15 years old, she learns about the fate of her brothers and now she must overcome the obstacles put in her way by her stepmother in order to release her brothers from the spell.
Directed by Helle Karis
soviet union
Trailer
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Cast
Katri Horma
Eliise
Juris Žagars
Young King
Andrejs Žagars
Archbishop
Ines Aru
Good Mother
Gunnar Kilgas
King, Eliise's Father
Liina Orlova
Evil Queen
Helend Peep
Old Man
Arvo Kruusement
Chamber Master
Kaspar Jancis
Eliise's Brother
Luule Komissarov
Witch
Leida Rammo
Witch
Milvi Jürgenson
Witch
Crew
Helle Karis
Director
Juhan Viiding
Writer
Savva Kulish
Writer
Helle Karis
Writer
Oleg Karavaichuk
Original Music Composer
Eevi Säde
Editor
Karl Levoll
Producer
Aita Levoll
Makeup Artist
Mari-Anne Toover
Makeup Artist
Mare Raidma
Costume Design
Toomas Lepp
First Assistant Director
Mart Kessel-Otsa
Sound
Popular Reviews
1 review
Portoroghi
8.0★ · 04/12/26
An interesting premise with minimal dialogue. Never heard of this fairytale, but definitely might have to check more renditions out.
An interesting premise with minimal dialogue. Never heard of this fairytale, but definitely might have to check more renditions out.
Portoroghi
8.0★ · 04/12/26
An interesting premise with minimal dialogue. Never heard of this fairytale, but definitely might have to check more renditions out.
An interesting premise with minimal dialogue. Never heard of this fairytale, but definitely might have to check more renditions out.
Portoroghi
8.0★ · 04/12/26
An interesting premise with minimal dialogue. Never heard of this fairytale, but definitely might have to check more renditions out.
An interesting premise with minimal dialogue. Never heard of this fairytale, but definitely might have to check more renditions out.