The Wild Swans
1987, Estonian. Directed by Helle Karis.
Once upon a time, a King had eleven sons and one daughter. When his wife, the Queen, died, the King remarried. The new wife and the children's stepmother looks beautiful on the outside, but actually she's an evil witch. She sends the young princess Eliise to live in the village as an ordinary peasant girl and turns all the princes into wild swans. The princes are stuck being swans all day long and only at night can they regain their true form. When Eliise is 15 years old, she learns about the fate of her brothers and now she must overcome the obstacles put in her way by her stepmother in order to release her brothers from the spell.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Estonian
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The Wild Swans is streaming on Eternal Family in India.
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Cast & crew
- Helle KarisDirector
- Katri HormaEliise
- Juris ŽagarsYoung King
- Andrejs ŽagarsArchbishop
- Ines AruGood Mother
- Gunnar KilgasKing, Eliise's Father
- Liina OrlovaEvil Queen
- Helend PeepOld Man
- Arvo KruusementChamber Master
- Kaspar JancisEliise's Brother
- Levi-Danel MägilaEliise's Brother
- Peter MurdmaaEliise's Brother
- Jürmo EespereEliise's Brother
Details
- Released
- 18 December 1987
- Original title
- Metsluiged
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Juhan Viiding, Savva Kulish, Helle Karis
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The Wild Swans runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Wild Swans is streaming on Eternal Family in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Wild Swans?
The Wild Swans (1987) was directed by Helle Karis and stars Katri Horma, Juris Žagars, Andrejs Žagars.