Director: Mike Marzuk
Cast: Ava Petsch, Cora Trube, Anna von Seld, Mary Tölle, Golo Euler
A Girl Named Willow is a 2025 German-Austrian family fantasy film directed by Mike Marzuk, following a young girl who unexpectedly inherits a forest, a crooked cabin, and her late aunt's witchcraft — and must decide whether to embrace a magical legacy she never asked for.
What is A Girl Named Willow about?
When Willow's eccentric aunt Alwina passes away, she leaves behind more than memories — an entire forest, a lopsided woodland cabin, and the full weight of her witching practice. Willow never imagined herself as a successor to anything magical, let alone responsible for a living, breathing expanse of trees with its own secrets. As she steps into this inherited world, she must grapple with questions that go far beyond property rights: What does it mean to accept something strange and powerful? What responsibilities come with gifts you did not choose? The film follows Willow as she explores both the forest and herself, discovering that the real inheritance may be something far more personal than spellbooks or enchanted clearings.
Cast & crew
Director Mike Marzuk brings a light, assured touch to the material, drawing a warm central performance from Ava Petsch as Willow. Cora Trube, Anna von Seld, and Mary Tölle round out the younger cast, while Golo Euler, Max Giermann, Diana Amft, and Sibylle Canonica provide the adult anchoring — a strong ensemble that keeps the story grounded even as the magical elements take hold.
Context & significance
German and Austrian family fantasy films have a long tradition of blending forest folklore with coming-of-age questions, and A Girl Named Willow fits comfortably in that lineage — think enchanted woodlands, inherited responsibility, and a protagonist who grows into herself without quite expecting to. For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, this kind of story translates easily across cultures: the weight of a family legacy, the surprise of hidden gifts, the tension between the life you planned and the one handed to you. The film is available with a full Persian dub, making it equally accessible to younger viewers at home as well as adults looking for something warm and escapist. Its 99-minute runtime keeps things brisk without sacrificing charm.
Where & how to watch
A Girl Named Willow is available on K-Time with both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Subscription plans include cancel-anytime flexibility.