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The Boy With The Bridle

1974 · 9 min

A brief, simple animated folk tale that moves quickly and ends on a note of quiet triumph.

Directed by
Nina Vasylenko
Genres
Animation
Starring
Yurii Sarychev
Overview
Screen adaptation of the historical story about a clever shepherd boy who saved his home city Kyiv from the Pecheneg army onslaught in the Х century.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Nina Vasylenko
Genres
Animation
Starring
Yurii Sarychev
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • war
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Nina Vasylenko
    Written by
    Nina Vasylenko
    Starring
    Yurii Sarychev
    Runtime
    9 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Ukrainian

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