The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I

2025 1h 44m RU

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★7.2TMDB · 94

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Synopsis

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Ellie lives in a distant city. One day, the evil witch Gingema conjured a hurricane that took Ellie and her dog Totoshka to the country of the Munchkins. To return home, Ellie and her friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion will set off along the yellow brick road to the Emerald City in search of the Wizard who will grant their cherished wishes.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ekaterina Chervova
Elli
Yuri Kolokolnikov
Zheleznyy Drovosek
Artur Vakha
Truslivyy Lev (voice)
Svetlana Khodchenkova
Bastinda
Vasilina Makovtseva
Gingema
Dmitry Chebotarev
Urfin Dzhyus
Sergey Epishev
Lyudoyed
Denis Vlasenko
Totoshka (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Igor Voloshin
Writers: Timofey Dekin, Roman Nepomnyashchiy, Konstantin Larchenko
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released last year.

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ERA

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Part of the "The Wizard of the Emerald City Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Igor Voloshin, shot by Mikhail Milashin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nikolay Rostov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Konstantin Larchenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ekaterina Chervova and Yuri Kolokolnikov and Artur Vakha carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt24218194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Igor Voloshin directs. Mikhail Milashin behind the camera. Nikolay Rostov scores. Konstantin Larchenko cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.
2Released last year.
3Part of the "The Wizard of the Emerald City Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Igor Voloshin, shot by Mikhail Milashin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Nikolay Rostov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Konstantin Larchenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ekaterina Chervova and Yuri Kolokolnikov and Artur Vakha carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt24218194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mikhail Milashin
Original score: Nikolay Rostov
Editing: Konstantin Larchenko
Production design: Sergey Agin
Costume design: Ulyana Polyanskaya
Makeup / hair: Anna Esmont
Stunt coordinator: Aleksandr Stetsenko
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $9,100,000
Box office: $42,244,414
Return: 464% of budget
Original language: RU
Certification (US): ATP
IMDB: The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I (2025)

Part of

The Wizard of the Emerald City Collection

A two-part screen adaptation of the 1939 children's novel of the same name by Soviet writer Alexander Melentyevich Volkov, based on a reworking of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.