The Brave Herdboy
Храбрый пастушок
Hrabryy pastushok (ru)
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Храбрый пастушок
Hrabryy pastushok (ru)
| Year | 1986 |
| Director(s) | Mansurhojaev Munavar |
| Studio(s) | Tajikfilm |
| Language(s) | Russian |
| Genre(s) | Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR) Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) Misc. |
| Animation Type(s) | Cutout Drawn (not cel) |
| Length | 00:09:49 |
| Wordiness | 3.00 |
| Animator.ru profile | Ru, En |
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⭳ Hrabryy pastushok.1986.en.1.25fps.1779741588.srt
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⭳ Hrabryy pastushok.1986.ru.1.25fps.1779693038.srt
Date: May 25 2026 07:10:38
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⭳ Hrabryy pastushok.1986.en.1.25fps.1779741588.srt
Date: May 25 2026 20:39:48
Language: English
Quality: ok
Upload notes: 132 characters long (view)
Creator(s): Niffiwan
⭳ Hrabryy pastushok.1986.ru.1.25fps.1779693038.srt
Date: May 25 2026 07:10:38
Language: Russian
Quality: ok
Upload notes: 132 characters long (view)
Creator(s): Niffiwan
Description:
An easily-frightened herdboy is approached by a mysterious old stranger who gives him a magic apple that promises to make him brave if he is kind and just.
The boy leaves home and does increasingly brave and kind deeds until, at last, he succeeds in freeing a village from being ruled by a div who hates music. For more information on what a "div" is in Persian folklore (which Tajiks share with Iran), see here.
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Another Tajik animated film by Munavar Mansurhojaev, once again based on Persian folklore. This one doesn't use only cutout animation. I like it less than the films he directed both the year before and the year after (especially "How the Cat Fought the Mice"), mainly because the screenplay seems weak and doesn't quite make sense. The boy seems to go from easily frightened to brave almost instantly, and the reason is never really explained or examined.