Mermaid
Jun 05 2007
•2h 55m
•Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The fanciful tale of an introverted little girl who grows up believing she has the power to make wishes come true. She must reconcile this belief with reality when, as a young woman, she journeys to Moscow and grapples with love, modernity and materialism.
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Mariya Shalaeva
Alisa Titova
Yevgeni Tsyganov
Sasha
Mariya Sokova
Alisa's Mother
Igor Yatsko
Alisa's Chief
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