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A single mother moves into a Soviet high-rise, but a home elf doesn't want new tenants.
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A single mother buys a flat in the Soviet high-rise in Moscow, one thing she doesn't know - there is a mythical creature - a home elf (Domovoy in Russian) - lives in the flat for ages. And he is against any new tenants. There is also a witch who was paid to get rid of the home elf buy an estate agent, so she could sell the flat.. and the witch learns there is a treasure hidden in the old flat. Now the new home owners have to make friends with the home elf, who is protecting the flat from the witch as well.
"Since the beginning of the 2010s, Russia has been experiencing a renaissance in its cinema. On one hand, there are provocative independent productions, such as 'Sem Amor' and 'Leviathan'. On the other, there are studio bets to make their own international blockbuster films, such as 'The Guardians' and 'The Mermaid'. The curious, strange, and fun 'Domovoy' fits somewhere in the latter category. After all, here we dive into a traditionally child-friendly story, typical of any Afternoon Session, about a domestic elf who causes all sorts of trouble with the new residents of the house where he resides. Despite the strangeness of the characters, it's possible to have fun - even if the little ones may not sympathize much with the character that gives the movie its title."