Mermaid is a Russian 2007 comedy-drama

Comedy-drama

Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...

 film directed and written by Anna Melikyan. It is a loose adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...

's "The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

"The Little Mermaid" is a popular fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince...

". It was a box office success in Russia, won numerous awards and was selected as Russia's official submission to Foreign-Language Film category for the 2009 Academy Awards.

Plot

Alice (Mariya Shalaeva), a teenage girl with the ability to make wishes come true, journeys to Moscow and grapples with love, modernity and materialism.

Cast

• Mariya Shalaeva as Alisa Titova
• Yevgeni Tsyganov as Aleksandr 'Sasha' Viktorovich
• Mariya Sokova as Alisa's mother
• Anastasiya Dontsova as Young Alisa
• Irina Skrinichenko as Rita