Lileya

Lileya

1959 · 126 min · ★ 10.0 · Music

The first ballet film made in Ukraine, based on Konstantin Dankevich's ballet from 1940.

Directed by Vasyl Lapoknysh · Written by Vakhtang Vronsky

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