Serious
Films covering serious themes. Not necessarily tragedies, but significant parts of the film will not be easy viewing.
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About Crayfish ❤
Про раков
Pro rakov
2003 – 00:15:28 – Russian – A-Film – Olshvang Valentin
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Romance, Serious – drawn (not cel), mixed
6.15 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, lanasv₃)
Based on a tragic folk story about a young girl who falls in love with a dragon who lives under the lake.2009-09-13 -
Adagio ❤
Адажио
Adazhio
2000 – 00:09:41 – (wordless) – Stayer – Bardin Garri
Religion, Serious – stop motion (3D)
0 ws
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Akairo ❤
Акаиро
Akairo
1980 – 00:18:18 – Russian – Ekran – Zyablikova Aida
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Serious – puppet
3.13 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Chapaev₂, Niffiwan₂), Esperanto (unknown⭳ – by Audvide), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren)
Japanese fairytale about the birth of the art of origami - about how a wise man cured a boy by making him a paper toy.2021-10-17 -
Among the Black Waves ❤
Среди чёрных волн
Sredi chyornykh voln
2016 – 00:11:10 – (wordless) – Ural-Cinema – Budanova Anna
Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), NSFW / 18+, Romance, Serious – digital 2D, paint
0 ws
An ancient northern legend tells that the souls of drowned people turn into sea animals. A hunter steals the skin of a seal girl, and she cannot turn back into an animal. She becomes his wife, but more and more often looks at the sea with longing. -
Aqua
Aqua
Aqua
2012 – 00:07:32 – (wordless) – (no studio) – Zilbalodis Gints
Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D
0 ws
A cat wakes up surrounded by water and must learn to survive. -
Ave Maria
Аве Мария
Ave Mariya
1972 – 00:10:00 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Danilevich Vladimir, Ivanov-Vano Ivan
Politics, Religion, Serious, War & battles – cutout, live-action
2.96 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan₃)
About the victims of the Vietnam War. Set to the aria by Schubert.2021-08-14 -
Ball
Мячик
Myachik
2001 – 00:02:43 – (wordless) – Pilot – Tumelya Mihail
Comedy, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D
0 ws
Life and death told only through the animation of a ball and a frame. -
Ballad About a Desk
Баллада о столе
Ballada o stolye
1955 – 00:10:48 – Russian – DEFA Trickfilm Studio, Soyuzmultfilm – Davydov Roman, Kalinin Mihail
Politics, Serious – live-action, puppet
15.72 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Lemicnor₂), Dutch (unknown⭳ – by Eus), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Lemicnor, Eus₂)
A satirical film-poster about a bureaucrat who gets promoted for being diligent and humble, but changes once he's the boss.2017-11-15 -
Bird In the Window ❤
Птица в окне
Ptitsa v oknye
1996 – 00:10:23 – (wordless) – Klasky Csupo – Kovalyov Igor
NSFW / 18+, Romance, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
0 ws
Past and present merge and then re-fracture down different fault lines when a man visits a woman living in a house with a gardener. For adults. -
Canadian Lullaby
Канадская колыбельная
Kanadskaya kolybelnaya
2005 – 00:03:05 – French – MetronomeFilms – Skvortsova Yelizaveta
Musical/Opera, Serious – digital 2D
12.63 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Mad Beppo, Niffiwan₂), French (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan₂)
A French Canadian lullaby about a fisherman and his family. "Partons, la mer est belle", sung by Georges Hamel.2022-04-11 -
The Cord
Пуповина
Pupovyna
2018 – 00:06:39 – (wordless), English – Marcus Film – Bubnov Aleksandr
Domestic life, Serious – digital 2D
0 ws
A mother keeps her son attached to her. -
The Cow ❤
Корова
Korova
1989 – 00:10:00 – Russian – School of Advanced Studies for Screenwriters and Directors, Sverdlovsk Film Studio – Petrov Aleksandr
Domestic life, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Serious – paint
4.68 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), French (unknown⭳ – by sapiens), Italian (unknown⭳ – by Dan), Italian (unknown⭳ – by Jago71), Portuguese (unknown⭳ – by TECHBRO2004), Russian (good⭳ – by konst1), Turkish (unknown⭳ – by liber arce)
The story of a cow and a boy who loved her.2021-12-04 -
Cowboy Games
Ковбойские игры
Kovboyskiye igry
1985 – 00:09:41 – Russian – Belarusfilm – Belousov Oleg
Politics, Serious, War & battles – drawn (not cel)
1.91 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
An American down on his luck tries to win money by playing violent video-games.2021-11-27 -
The Cry ❤
Крик
Krik
1989 – 00:02:09 – (wordless) – Ekran – Reznikov Anatoliy
Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel), mixed, paint
0 ws
An allegorical portrayal of birth, life and death, set to Vivaldi's music. -
The Dog Door ❤
Собачья дверца
Sobachya dvertsa
2007 – 00:13:38 – Russian – Animos – Malgina Natalya
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Serious – digital 2D, paint
15.74 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A funny and sad story about a pack of stray dogs. Based on Sergiyenko's novella "Goodbye, Ravine".2009-08-19 -
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man ❤
Сон смешного человека
Son smeshnogo cheloveka
1992 – 00:20:06 – Russian – Rys (Lynx) Studio, Sverdlovsk Film Studio – Petrov Aleksandr
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – paint
6.47 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Alexandra Pryakhina), English (unknown⭳ – by ?), English (unknown⭳ – by ?), Russian (ok⭳ – by ?), Turkish (unknown⭳ – by liber arce, Niffiwan₃)
An adaptation of Dostoyevskiy's 1877 story about a man who decides that there is nothing of any value in the world.2014-12-20 -
Eclipse
Затмение
Zatmeniye
2006 – 00:13:07 – (wordless) – A-Film – Denisenko Andrey
History, Politics, Serious, War & battles – cutout, digital 2D
0 ws
Based on the historical 14th-century uprising by the Tysyatskiy Ivan Velyaminov against Knyaz Dmitriy Donskoy. Animated in the style of 14th-century illustrated manuscripts. -
Female Astrology
Женская астрология
Zhenskaya astrologiya
1991 – 00:07:48 – Russian – Ekran – Zelma Rozaliya
Comedy, Domestic life, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
3.61 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Eus)
A feminist psychological pamphlet. After a script by Irina Margolina.2021-11-01 -
Frother ❤
Потец
Potets
1991 – 00:17:28 – Russian – Ekran – Fedulov Aleksandr
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), NSFW / 18+, Religion, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
9.06 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (ok⭳ – by LockedPig, Eus₃), Italian (unknown⭳ – by gnpolec), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
As an old man nears the end of his life, all his three sons/apprentices want is to get a simple answer to their question: "what is Frother?". Based on the poem by Aleksandr Vvedenskiy.2022-02-16 -
Giordano Bruno
Джордано Бруно
Dzhordano Bruno
1984 – 00:09:59 – Russian – Kievnauchfilm – Goncharov Vladimir
Biography, History, Politics, Religion, Serious – cutout
11.7 ws – Subtitles: Bulgarian (unknown⭳ – by Жукороп), Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Alevtina₂, Niffiwan₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Alevtina, Niffiwan₃)
The film tells the story of Giordano Bruno, a 16th-century martyr for science who was burned at the stake by the Holy Inquisition. It uses paintings by Mathias Grünewald.2022-01-02 -
Hand Crafted Clouds ❤
Облака ручной работы
Oblaka ruchnoy raboty
2015 – 00:27:19 – Russian – Aquarius Film – Litmanovich Irina
Domestic life, Romance, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout
4.91 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan₂)
Five novellas about the love of two people throughout successive stages of their lives. Two of them are based on the stories A Machine and a Parachute by I. Hilov and Who Carries What by Yuriy Rost.2021-09-30 -
Heather Ale
Вересковый мёд, Вересовий мед
Vereskovskyy myod, Veresovyy med
1974 – 00:08:14 – Russian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Gurvich Irina
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Serious – cutout
9.5 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?)
How the secret of making heather ale was lost for eternity. Based on a ballad by Robert Louis Stevenson.2022-01-27 -
Heracles Visits Admetus
Геракл у Адмета
Gerakl u Admeta
1986 – 00:19:02 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Petrov Anatoliy
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Serious, War & battles – drawn (cel)
10.82 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by hastings1987, Niffiwan, Eus₃), English (good⭳ – by hastings1987, Niffiwan, Eus₃), Esperanto (unknown⭳ – by Audvide), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by ?)
Based on ancient Greek myth. Admetus was fated to an untimely death from which he could be rescued if someone agrees to take his place.2021-02-13 -
The History of a Puppet
История одной куклы
Istoriya odnoy kukly
1984 – 00:09:07 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Ablynin Boris
History, Politics, Serious – live-action, puppet
3.33 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus)
A film devoted to the 40th anniversary of the Victory over fascism. Based on the true story of a Don Quixote doll created by the prisoners of the Osvencim (Auschwitz) concentration camp.2019-11-07 -
The Hunt
Муфлон, Охота
Muflon, Ohota
1988 – 00:18:56 – Russian – Kazakhfilm – Danenov Zhaken, Kistausov Gani
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Serious – drawn (cel), live-action
0 ws
A man goes to hunt a ram in the mountains. Based on Krag the Kootenay Ram by Ernest Evan Thompson. -
I Used To Live By the Sea
Раньше я жил у моря
Ranshe ya zhil u morya
1997 – 00:09:41 – (wordless) – Pilot – Ushakov Svyatoslav
Domestic life, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (not cel)
0 ws
A father leaves his family to go to sea. -
Illusion
Иллюзион
Illyuzion
1990 – 00:09:56 – (wordless), Russian – Belarusfilm – Turova Yelena
Domestic life, Romance, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
3.18 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan)
About a person who goes through a life made up of one illusion after another.2021-09-22 -
Inaudible
Неслышно
Nyslyshno
2015 – 00:07:18 – (wordless) – National Film Center of Latvia – Zilbalodis Gints
Domestic life, Serious – digital 2D, digital 3D
0 ws
A musician becomes deaf and struggles to adapt to a new life. -
Jalil
Джалиль
Dzhalil
2010 – 00:05:01 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Shepilova Anna
Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – digital 2D, digital 3D
0 ws
A boy is left behind in a destroyed city. -
Kolobok
Колобок
Kolobok
2006 – 00:19:56 – Russian – Classica Film Studio – Barbè Vladlen
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 3D
9.99 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A "serious" adaptation of the traditional "Kolobok" folk tale ("The Gingerbread Man" in English-speaking countries). What happens when one goes through life running away from those one meets?2011-08-11 -
The Lame Foal
Ақсақ құлан
Aksak Kulan
2003 – 00:12:35 – (wordless) – Kazakhfilm – Danenov Zhaken
Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – digital 2D, live-action
0 ws
Genghis Khan's son goes off to hunt, and tragedy follows. Based on a Kazakh folk tale. -
The Last One
Последний
Posledniy
1991 – 00:09:24 – (wordless) – Pilot, Videofilm – Shchepetov Aleksandr
Misc., Serious – paint
0 ws
A film about one bird's melancholy about the impossibility of flight. -
Laughter and Grief by the White Sea ❤
Смех и горе у Бела Моря
Smekh i gorye u Bela Morya
1987 – 00:58:55 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Nosyrev Leonid
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), History, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Serious – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
12.71 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, AxmxZ₃, prodisney.ru members₃), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Don Medina, Yefren)
Stories from the people who live by the White Sea in Russia's far north.2020-12-23 -
The Law of Life ❤
Закон жизни
Zakon zhizni
2008 – 00:08:58 – (wordless) – Saint Petersburg State University for Film Industry and Television – Gilmetdinov Rishat
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Serious – digital 2D
0 ws
A story of the last hours of the old and dying Native American chief Koskoosh. Based on the 1901 story by Jack London. -
The Leap ❤
Hüpe, Прыжок
Pryzhok
1985 – 00:09:28 – (wordless) – Tallinnfilm – Paistik Avo
Serious, Sports, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (not cel), paint
0 ws
A sportsman (hurdling and high jump) becomes a victim of his own triumphs. A wordless contemplation on measuring life by success. -
The Life of a Grey Bear ❤
Жизнь серого медведя
Zhizn serogo medvedya
1994 – 00:15:26 – Russian – Saratovtelefilm – Belyayev Eduard
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Serious – cutout, plasticine (2D)
4.62 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Agape₂, Niffiwan₂), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by ?), Dutch (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₃), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Agape, Eus₂)
The life and death of a grizzly bear. Based on the 1900 story by Ernest Thompson Seton.2021-09-07 -
The Lion With a Grey Beard ❤
Лев с седой бородой
Lev s sedoy borodoy
1995 – 00:30:06 – Italian, Russian – SHAR School-Studio – Hrzhanovskiy Andrey
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Serious – cutout, drawn (not cel), paint
4.39 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
The story of a circus lion who has grown old. Based on a story by Tonino Guerra.2019-01-22 -
The Little Fir Tree ❤
Ель
Yel
1984 – 00:10:06 – Russian – Ekran – Solin Anatoliy
Christmas/New Year, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Serious – drawn (cel)
14.47 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Montague Rhodes James, Niffiwan, Aleksandr₂)
An exquisite little fir tree is curious about what she will become later. Based on the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.2021-12-27 -
The Little Match Girl
Девочка со спичками
Devochka so spichkami
1992 – 00:08:11 – (wordless) – Uzbekfilm – Nikitin Vladimir
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Serious – cutout, paint
1.87 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
An adaptation of H. C. Andersen's 1845 story about a dying child's dreams and hopes.2021-08-29 -
A Long Time Ago ❤
Когда-то давно
Kogda-to davno
1990 – 00:17:14 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina
Romance, Sci-fi & space, Serious – drawn (cel)
1.35 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A young man sets out to defeat a dragon that has eaten his beloved... and discovers what the dragon really is.2021-03-02 -
Mermaid ❤
Русалка
Rusalka
1996 – 00:10:04 – Russian – DAGO, Panorama Animation Film Studio, Rys (Lynx) Studio, SHAR School-Studio – Petrov Aleksandr
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Religion, Romance, Serious – paint
1.35 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, ?₃), Spanish (ok⭳ – by Patio de Butacas), Italian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Italian (unknown⭳ – by Jago71), Chinese (unknown⭳ – by 豆瓣字幕組 胤祥)
A young man living with a religious hermit finds and befriends a "mermaid" (rusalka) in the river. But the old hermit recognizes her, from long ago...2021-03-07 -
Mumu
Му-му
Mu-mu
1987 – 00:18:35 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Karavayev Valentin
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Serious – cutout
5.04 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Constance Garnett, Niffiwan)
A tragedy about a deaf-mute peasant named Gerasim, who loses the love of his life and gets a second chance when he rescues a drowning puppy.2018-02-13 -
Parable About a Mouse
Притча о мыши
Prittcha o myshi
1991 – 00:15:43 – (wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm – Gavrilko Yelena
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Serious – drawn (not cel)
0 ws
Based on Native American folklore about a mouse who is initially like all the other mice. But her meetings with Raccoon, Frog, Bison and Bear change her spiritually, and her meeting with Eagle transforms her essence. -
Polyphemus, Acis and Galatea
Полифем, Акид и Галатея
Polifem, Akid i Galateya
1996 – 00:16:40 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Petrov Anatoliy
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), NSFW / 18+, Romance, Serious – drawn (cel)
9.03 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Chapaev₂, Niffiwan₂), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by miyamotos)
Through the arrow of Eros, Polyphemus the Cyclops falls in love with Galatea the sea-nymph, but she desires the shepherd Acis, and gets Afrodite & Eros to shoot him with an arrow... but there is also this foolish love of the Cyclops for her. It all doesn't end well for Acis.2021-02-13 -
Poor Lisa
Бедная Лиза
Bednaya Liza
1978 – 00:18:32 – (wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm – Garanina Ideya
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Romance, Serious – live-action, mixed, puppet
0 ws
Adaptation of the well-known story by M. Karamzin about the tragic love of the poor girl to the rich young man. -
The Potter
Kulol
Kulol
2002 – 00:07:00 – (wordless) – Uzbekfilm – Vlasov Dmitriy
History, Romance, Serious, War & battles – drawn (not cel)
0 ws
A potter comes home from war. -
Proving Ground ❤
Полигон
Poligon
1977 – 00:09:44 – English – Soyuzmultfilm – Petrov Anatoliy
Literature (Rus./USSR minorities), Politics, Sci-fi & space, Serious, War & battles – drawn (cel)
13.91 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by FBJ, Niffiwan₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A military scientist invites the high command to a demonstration of his new, advanced autonomous weapon system. Based on an anti-war military science fiction story by Sever Gansovsky.2021-10-11 -
Ships of Years Past ❤
Корабли прошлых лет
Korabli proshlykh let
2015 – 00:15:25 – (wordless) – Pchela – Boguslavskiy Georgiy
Misc., Serious – live-action, puppet
0 ws
The story of an old sea captain and his mysterious final voyage. A film about old age that turns out to be similar to youth, and about death upon which the journey does not end. -
So Fast... ❤
Так быстро...
Tak bystro...
2019 – 00:02:49 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Karengina Olga
Romance, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D
0 ws
An associative poem about life, love, and the transience of being. -
A Step Aside
Шаг в сторону
Shag v storonu
2002 – 00:09:52 – (wordless) – Attraction Children's Animation Studio, Second Production Department of the Sverdlovsk Film Studio – Aynutdinov Sergey
Comedy, Misc., Serious – drawn (cel)
0 ws
Forest animals and hunters are like oil and water... or are they? -
Tale of Tales ❤
Сказка сказок
Skazka skazok
1979 – 00:29:05 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Norshteyn Yuriy
Domestic life, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – cutout, live-action, mixed
1.64 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (ok⭳ – by Alexandra Pryakhina), English (good⭳ – by Bored Sun, Niffiwan₂), Spanish (needs_work⭳ – by ?), Russian (good⭳ – by Mustafa)
A film based on the memory of the mid-20th century, about family life and the effect of war.2018-12-02 -
Terrible Vengeance
Страшная месть
Strashnaya mest
1987 – 00:19:52 – Russian – Kievnauchfilm – Titov Mihail
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera, Romance, Serious, War & battles – drawn (cel), paint
4.72 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A Cossack weds a woman whose father is a foreign sorcerer who disapproves of their union. Based on Gogol's dark tale of betrayal and revenge.2018-12-14 -
There Lived a Tree... ❤
Жило-было дерево...
Zhilo-bylo derevo...
1996 – 00:10:02 – Russian – Belarusfilm – Petkevich Vladimir
Comedy, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (not cel)
2.2 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A philosophical parable about the lives of a girl, her parents, and a tree. Mostly wordless.2013-01-25 -
There Will Come Soft Rains ❤
Будет ласковый дождь
Budet laskovyy dozhd
1984 – 00:10:21 – Russian – Uzbekfilm – Tulyahodzhayev Nazim
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Sci-fi & space, Serious – cutout, powder
3.72 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000, Niffiwan₃), English (good⭳ – by Deviantart King of 97, Niffiwan₃), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by pasotismo, Niffiwan₂)
A robot in a nuclear fallout shelter goes through its daily routine. Based on the story by Ray Bradbury.2022-01-19 -
Thread ❤
Нить
Nit
1989 – 00:08:43 – (wordless) – Uzbekfilm – Alibekov Sergey, Muratkhodzhayeva Svetlana
Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – paint
1.84 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Towards the end of his life, an old man remembers his past.2021-08-28 -
Toell the Great ❤
Suur Tõll
Suur Toell
1980 – 00:13:55 – Estonian, Russian – Tallinnfilm – Raamat Rein
Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Serious, War & battles – drawn (cel)
2.69 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Heinrich Sepp, Niffiwan₃), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?)
Toell the Great is the giant leader of the Estonian island of Saaremaa. When war comes to the land, he goes off to fight, but leaves his home unguarded from the local enemy...2018-12-02 -
Tortoises
Bruņurupuči
Brunurupuci
1987 – 00:09:50 – (wordless) – Latvian Television – Berzins Ansis
Misc., Serious – drawn (cel)
0 ws
A family of tortoises is forced to leave their home due to construction. -
The Tree and the Cat ❤
Дерево и кошка
Derevo i koshka
1983 – 00:09:29 – Russian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Sivokon Yevgeniy
Romance, Serious – drawn (cel)
5.62 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A tree teaches an abandoned cat how to be self-reliant.2011-11-15 -
The Ugly Duckling ❤
Гадкий утёнок
Gadkiy utyonok
2010 – 01:15:37 – Russian – Stayer – Bardin Garri
Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera, Serious – puppet
5.38 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
An adaptation of Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling" set to the music of Chaykovskiy's "Swan Lake".2019-12-05 -
The Vast Sky
Огромное небо
Ogromnoye nebo
1982 – 00:08:44 – Russian – Ekran – Samsonov Vladimir
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Serious – paint
3.54 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by PdB, Eus₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Eus)
An homage to the true story of two Soviet pilots who in 1966 sacrificed themselves to save a city from calamity. Based on Robert Rozhdestvenskiy’s words from the 1967 song.2021-08-29 -
War ❤
Sõda, Война
Soda, Voyna
1987 – 00:16:37 – (wordless), Estonian – Tallinnfilm – Unt Riho, Volmer Hardi
NSFW / 18+, Serious, War & battles – live-action, puppet
0.26 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan)
The peaceful life of a bat in an old mill is interrupted when artillery blasts a hole in the roof.2022-02-21 -
We Can't Live Without Cosmos ❤
Мы не можем жить без космоса
My ne mozhem zhit bez kosmosa
2014 – 00:15:19 – (wordless) – Melnitsa – Bronzit Konstantin
Sci-fi & space, Serious – digital 2D
0 ws
Two lifelong friends train to become cosmonauts. -
When the Sand Will Rise... ❤
Когда песок взойдёт...
Kogda pesok vzoydyot...
1986 – 00:09:26 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Serious – drawn (cel)
7.46 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A father exiles his son. Set to a Russian tragic lament.2010-09-02 -
A White Chicken
Ок товук
Oq tovuq
2009 – 00:16:19 – (wordless) – Uzbekfilm – Vlasov Dmitriy
Domestic life, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D, drawn (not cel), live-action, mixed
0 ws
A simple man living near a railroad bridge crossing a river dreams of the wide world but settles for a while for the company of a chicken... or is it a metaphor? -
Wind ❤
Քամի, Ветер
Veter
1988 – 00:18:20 – (wordless), English – Armenfilm – Saakyants Robert
NSFW / 18+, Politics, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – drawn (cel)
0 ws
A military base attendant becomes witness to strange events. Radiation generated as a result of nuclear war begins to penetrate the bunker from the surface. -
Wires
Провода
Provoda
2013 – 00:06:30 – Russian – Kinomelnitsa, Lenfilm – Moshkova Marina, Moshkova Tatyana
Serious – digital 2D
0 ws
About a word that jumps from someone's lips during a phone call and travels along wires, changing lives of people along the way. English subtitles embedded in video. -
The Wound ❤
Обида
Obida
2013 – 00:09:20 – Russian – Ural-Cinema – Budanova Anna
Domestic life, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (not cel)
5.52 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A little girl suffers an emotional wound. In her imagination the Wound takes on a life of its own, in the form of a shaggy creature that becomes her best friend. They grow up together. Firmly ensconced in the mind of the girl, the Wound starts to control her life completely.2021-09-21