Soviet practical effects so chaotic you'll forget Disney exists. Katya's about to wreck your nostalgia.
Funny adventures of a young girl Katya and her friends in a land of magic.
Practical Effects
Effects so janky they're art. Pure 1976 Soviet engineering magic.
Costume
Witch wardrobes that scream 'grandma's curtain collection goes rogue.'
Director
Boris Rytsarev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rytsarev was a Gorky Film Studio regular who specialized in fairy tales with subtle ideological messaging about collective responsibility.
Marina Kozodoyeva was 14 but played younger; most of the 'magic' was achieved with smoke, mirrors, and desperate ingenuity due to hard currency shortages.
SU
