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The Fern Flower

1979 · 17 min

This animated piece evokes a sense of creeping dread as a Faustian bargain unraveling promises prosperity.

Directed by
Alla Grachyova
Genres
Animation, Horror
Overview
There lived a Ukrainian lad. He was nice and not stupid, but poverty prevented him from choosing a wife that he loved. To achieve his goal, he went on a very dangerous and serious step, having sold his soul to evil powers. Since then, his life has changed dramatically, becoming prosperous and even luxurious, but the hour of reckoning will come, which inevitably puts pressure on the protagonist...
How it feels
Dark and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, power, greed, death
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Alla Grachyova
Genres
Animation, Horror
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism2
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, horror
Directed by
Alla Grachyova
Written by
Alla Grachyova, Svitlana Kutsenko
Music
Borys Buievskyi
Cinematography
Oleksandr Mukhin
Runtime
17 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Ukrainian

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