The Flying Ship
Short description
A Tsar intends to marry his daughter, Zabava, to a wealthy foreign heir named Paul. While Paul seeks the crown, Zabava desires a marriage based on love. This creates a conflict when she meets Ivan, an honest sailor. To win her heart and escape Paul's attempts to use dark magic against him, Ivan obtains help from magical forest creatures to build a flying vessel. The story concludes with the villain's defeat and the couple sailing away together.
This musical fantasy comedy was co-directed by Oksana Karas, who previously directed Offer in 2021, and Ilya Uchitel, who later directed Not Like Dad 2: Granddad in 2025. The film features a cast of 32, including Aleksandr Metelkin, Ksenia Treister, and Andrey Burkovskiy. Produced by companies such as Soyuzmultfilm and Okko Studios, the project had a budget of 750 million USD but earned 13 million USD at the worldwide box office. Audience reception was generally poor, with a rating of 3.3/10 on IMDb based on 474 votes and a 5/10 on TMDB from 11 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- Leonid Yarmolnik, who played the Tsar in the film, was constantly pricked by the crown and shoes, so he almost always wore slippers, and a page carried the crown for him – a role that had to be invented specifically for the film.
- More than 1500 costumes were sewn for the film.
- The exterior of the magical castle was filmed at the Marfino estate.
- Initially, Anastasia Mytrazhik was announced for the role of Zabava, and several scenes were filmed with her, but subsequently the role went to Ksenia Treyster. Ksenia Rappoport was cast as the Gypsy woman, but these scenes were retouched in the final film editing – her face is hidden behind a mask; the actress's name is not listed in the credits. The name of Danila Kozlovsky, who played Babok-Yezhek, is also absent from the credits.
- Initially, Anastasia Mytrazhik was announced for the role of Zabava, and several scenes were filmed with her, but the role subsequently went to Ksenia Treyster.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
