
Ukko
Overview
Ten-year-old girl Olei lives with her grandparents and her only friend – Kaunikki the cow in a withering Karelian village on the shores of the White Sea. Suddenly, the girl's grandfather passes away. While her grandmother, gripped by the bitterness of loss, conducts funeral rituals, Olei seeks solace in Kaunikki’s company. But on the funeral eve Kaunikki disappears, and the only person, who could help find her, is dead.
Top Cast
Galina Fefelkina
Mormor
Tatyana Trukhanova
Olei
Anatoly Olenin
Ukko
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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