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Great Journey

1987 · 9 min

A gentle, unhurried puppet-animation short that feels like a cozy storybook wander through a wide, wonderful world.

Directed by
Valentyna Kostylieva
Genres
Animation
Overview
A tale about how the hippopotamus Topa and the kitten Tutti made a journey to a distant mountain and felt the joy of discovering a great and beautiful world.

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Directed by
Valentyna Kostylieva
Genres
Animation
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • exploration
    Places
    • wilderness
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness0
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Valentyna Kostylieva
    Written by
    Zhanna Vitenzon
    Music
    Oleh Kiva
    Cinematography
    Vasyl Kordun
    Runtime
    9 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Ukrainian

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