Babay (2014 film)

2014 Ukrainian animated film

Babay

Directed by| Maryna Medvid
Written by| Vadim Shinkarev
Produced by| Serhiy Mindlin
Eduard Akhramovych
Starring|

* Rada Belova
* Irma Vitovska
* Ostap Stupka
* Olesya Chichelnytska
* Kateryna Butska
* Andrii Fedinchyk
* Yugen Pashin

Edited by| Sergii Tochyn

Production
company

Ukrainimafilm

Distributed by| Aurora film (Ukraine)
Top Film Distribution (Russia)

Release date

* 18 December 2014 (2014-12-18) (Ukraine)

Running time

| 78 minutes[1]
Countries|

* Russia
* Ukraine

Languages| Ukrainian
Russian
English
Budget| $1 million[2]
Box office| $0.172 million (Ukraine)
$0.208 million (the whole world)

Babay (Ukrainian: Бабай is a Ukrainian animation, fantasy film shot by Maryna Medvyd at the Ukranimafilm studio. The film tells the story of a beautiful girl who was searching for her parents, who were kidnapped by the Babai. The film premiered in Ukraine on December 18, 2014. It was considered to be the first Ukrainian full-length animated film that was widely released in Ukraine.

## Plot

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The old storyteller tells the children a story about the Alkonost bird, which once every hundred years lays an egg that fulfills any wish of its owner. The egg goes to whoever wins the race, in which they participate: the Witch, who wants a daughter, the Serpent Horynich, who wants a body for each of his heads, and Vii, who wants a pile of diamonds. But suddenly the egg is stolen by Babai.

The enraged Witch sends the Devil, who is in love with her, to take away the egg, but he is caught by the Babai. A fight ensues between them, during which the egg falls into the well. Babai orders the Devil to find him.

Meanwhile, the egg ends up in the grandparents' house and after some time a baby hatches from it, which grows to a teenage girl in a week. She is called Svetlanka-Zoryanka. Babay takes them with him to his hiding place. After learning what happened, Svitlanka-Zoryanka sets out to find her parents. Desperate Cat decides to go on a journey with Svetlanka-Zoryanka, during which they meet Snake Horynich, who obstructs their way until they solve his riddles.

The old storyteller, having finished his story, transforms into Babai and scares all the children.

## Cast

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The following actors joined for voiceover for cinema distribution in Ukraine:

* Rada Belova — Svitlanka-Zoryanka
* Irma Vitovska \- Vedmak
* Ostap Stupka \- Chort
* Olesya Chichelnytska \- Alkonost, twin girls, horrors
* Kateryna Butska - Big boy
* Andriy Fedinchyk \- Misha
* Evgeny Pashin - Grandfather
* Olga Radchuk - Grandma, Goat
* Olena Blinnikova - Kura
* Myroslav Kuvaldin \- Cat
* Borys Georgievsky — Kazkar, Babai
* Volodymyr Moiseyenko — Zmiy Horynich (1st and 2nd heads)
* Volodymyr Danilets — Zmiy Horynich (3rd head)
* Andriy Sereda - Viy, the carrier

## References

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1. ^ "Український національний стенд на Європейському кіноринку 65-го Берлінського МКФ" (in Ukrainian). Національний центр Олександра Довженка. 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
2. ^ Олена Коркодим (2014-12-18). "Продюсер «Бабая» Едуард Ахрамович: «Мені потрібно довести всім, що українська анімація може заробляти пристойні гроші»". Retrieved 2024-02-21.

## External links

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* Babay at IMDb