The Doll (2025)
The custom of making motanka dolls is ancient, rich in myths and legends. There is a belief that they help their owner. The main character of the film is a 12-year-old teenage girl, she studies at an art school, but does not believe in her abilities and goes through a coming-of-age crisis with the help of a Slavic doll. By wrapping a doll, its owner goes through a certain stage of growing up and forms her inner world. The doll sometimes helps her cope with difficult situations, and sometimes it does the opposite.
Director: Aglaya Kurnosenko
![]() |
Taisya Kalinina as |
![]() |
Svetlana Ivanova as |
![]() |
Yuliya Marchenko as |
![]() |
Nikolay Machulsky as |
![]() |
Aleksey Vertkov as |
![]() |
Ivan Bychkov as |
![]() |
Lev Semashkov as |
| Production | Viktoriya Lupik | Producer |
| Writing | Andrey Rubanov | Writer |
| Camera | Ilya Ovsenev | Director of Photography |
| Art | Denis Bauer | Production Design |
| Directing | Aglaya Kurnosenko | Director |