Nesterka is a colour comedy directed by Alexander Zarkhi at Belarusfilm in 1955, based on Vitaly Volsky's play drawn from Belarusian folk tales. The young woodcarver Yuras loves the potter's daughter Nastya, but her mother favours the vain scholar Samokhvalsky; Nesterka, disguised as a learned man, debates Samokhvalsky and helps the couple. Boris Tenin plays the title role.