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Easy Steps

1989 · 84 min

A gentle Soviet fairytale full of quirky small-town charm and light magic, paced for a cozy afternoon.

Overview
A fairytale about the town of Nemukhin and it's citizens.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • identity
  • class
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism2
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, family, fantasy
Directed by
Yelena Mashkara
Written by
Yelena Mashkara
Starring
Yelena Anderegg, Yuri Puzyryov, Tatyana Okunevskaya, Ernst Romanov, Ivan Ryzhov, Mikhail Yeremeyev, Yelena Mashkara
Runtime
84 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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