Krasavitsa is a 2026 Russian historical adventure film written, produced, and directed by Anton Bogdanov, based on the true story of the rescue of animals from the siege of Leningrad. The film stars actress Yulia Peresild as Evdokia Ivanovna Dashina, a real-life zookeeper who helped the hippopotamus named 'Krasavitsa' ('Beauty') and other animals survive the difficult years of the siege. The film also stars Slava Kopeykin, Stasya Miloslavskaya, Viktor Sukhorukov, Ivan Dobronravov, and Vladimir Afanasyev. The film tells the story of the efforts to save a hippopotamus named Krasavitsa, voiced by Mariya Aronova.