Short film

The Hunt

1979 · 11 min

A gentle, playful daydream that drifts from a shop counter into sunlit savannah fantasy, charming and light.

Directed by: Eduard Nazarov
Genres: Animation

Overview: Short Russian animated film. The boy comes to the hunting shop considers trophies and imagines that he is in the African savannah.

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Directed by: Eduard Nazarov
Genres: Animation

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: immigration
nature
identity
Places: wilderness
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	3
Romance	0
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: animation
Directed by: Eduard Nazarov
Written by: Alexander Kostinsky, Eduard Nazarov
Music: Alexander Gradsky
Cinematography: Mikhail Druyan
Runtime: 11 min
Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Russian

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