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Moth

1991 · 8 min

A quiet, gentle animated short that turns a small childhood regret into a soft, reflective fable.

Directed by
Boris Tuzanovich
Genres
Animation
Starring
Aleksandr Lushchik, Natalya Romashenko, Lyudmila Gnilova
Overview
Papa Fox tells Fox Cub that he accidentally killed a moth when he was a child. To save him, little Fox Cub and his father decide to go back in time.

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Directed by
Boris Tuzanovich
Genres
Animation
Starring
Aleksandr Lushchik, Natalya Romashenko, Lyudmila Gnilova
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • guilt
    • parenthood
    • death
    • memory
    • redemption
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    family
    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
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism3
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Boris Tuzanovich
    Written by
    Igor Farbarzhevich
    Starring
    Aleksandr Lushchik, Natalya Romashenko, Lyudmila Gnilova, Igor Yasulovich
    Runtime
    8 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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