Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari

Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari (Meadow Mari: Олык марий пылвомыш вате-влак, Russian: Небесные жёны луговых мари, translit. Nebesnye zheny lugovykh mari) is a 2012 Russian erotic drama film directed by Aleksei Fedorchenko. The film was shot in Mari language and tells 23 different tales influenced by the Mari folklore. Each of these stories represents the specific approach to sexuality of "the last authentic pagans in Europe". In view of this, the film could be considered a Mari "Decameron".

Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari
Film poster
Directed byAleksei Fedorchenko
StarringYuliya Aug
Release date
  • 11 November 2012 (2012-11-11) (Italy)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageMari

The film won the main prize at the 12th New Horizons Film Festival, Wrocław, and was screened in the Vanguard section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

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