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Feature film — 1987

The Wild Swans (1987)

6.01h 26mAdventure — Fantasy — Family

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.

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Director: Helle Karis

On screen

Cast & crew

Katri Horma as Eliise

Katri Horma

Eliise

Juris Žagars as Young King

Juris Žagars

Young King

Andrejs Žagars as Archbishop

Andrejs Žagars

Archbishop

Ines Aru as Good Mother

Ines Aru

Good Mother

Gunnar Kilgas as King, Eliise's Father

Gunnar Kilgas

King, Eliise's Father

Liina Orlova as Evil Queen

Liina Orlova

Evil Queen

Helend Peep as Old Man

Helend Peep

Old Man

Arvo Kruusement as Chamber Master

Arvo Kruusement

Chamber Master

Kaspar Jancis as Eliise's Brother

Kaspar Jancis

Eliise's Brother

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Levi-Danel Mägila

Eliise's Brother

P

Peter Murdmaa

Eliise's Brother

J

Jürmo Eespere

Eliise's Brother

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