The Water Witch
2018, Russian. Directed by Alexey Barykin.
Alina and Ruslan live in Moscow, but their mother Alsu, a successful businesswoman, came from Tatarstan. When her father dies in the faraway village Achasary, the three of them go to visit their relatives. In the Tatar village, everything is new to the children accustomed to the life in a megalopolis: the village everyday life, chickens and cows, Muslim customs, a language they don’t know. Gradually, they become aware of a great conflict in their mother’s family: Alsu’s father chased her away from home, and she has been in quarrel with her own brother Timur for ten years. The conflict becomes worse, the ambience in the village home starts getting tense. Luckily, the kids form a wonderful relation with the beautiful Leysan, the new wife of Uncle Timur.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 11 August 2018
- Original title
- Водяная
- Country
- Russia
- Written by
- Alexey Barykin
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The Water Witch runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Water Witch isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Water Witch?
The Water Witch (2018) was directed by Alexey Barykin and stars Nikolay Nevzorov, Ekaterina Barykina, Nafisa Khayrullina.