Soyuzmultfilm Moscow 1951
A BRAVE MAN'S HEART
Based on D. Nagishkin's Udege folk tale "Seven Fears"
screenplay Oleg Leonidov
directors Boris Dyozhkin, Gennadiy Filippov
composer Karen Khachaturian
art directors Vladimir Degtyaryov, V. Veselchakova
camera Mihail Druyan
sound Boris Filchikov, Nikolay Prilutskiy
animators Dmitriy Belov, B. Chani, Valentin Lalayants, Faina Yepifanova,
Roman Davydov, L. Popov, Vadim Dolgikh, Lidiya Reztsova
backgrounds Vera Valerianova, Olga Gemmerling, Vera Rodzhero
ass. art. director I. Brashishkite 2nd camera N. Sokolova,
technical assistant Ye. Novoselskaya ass. montage V. Ivanova
The Udege people compiled this story long ago, when folk believed in nature-spirits:
they looked at a stone and saw a stone man-spirit,
they looked at driftwood in a swamp and saw a taiga man-spirit...
There once lived two Udege brothers - Indiga and Solomdiga...
Again you were too hasty, Indiga!
Solomdiga! ...
Father always taught you:
Never leave a brother or a friend in danger
you ignored that lesson.
You lost your brother.
You have the heart of a hare.
Leave, my son.
Go find your brother.
Your fear was the reason he met with disaster.
Only with your courage can you save him.
Do not come back... without Solomdiga.
Hedgehog, hedgehog, have you seen my brother, Solomdiga?
Nope! I haven't seen your brother.
Why don't you ask the squirrel? She can see more from above!
Squirrel, squirrel! You can see everything from above!
Have you seen my brother Solomdiga?
Ask the eagle! He flies higher than anyone!
Eagle, eagle! You fly higher than anyone!
You see everything from above! How can I find my brother Solomdiga?
Your brother is far away.
It is possible to find him if you overcome great terrors...
I will overcome them! I will overcome them all!
I will find my brother to ease the pain in my heart.
All right.
I will help you find your brother.
Follow my feather. It will lead you.
Aha! You will not pass.
I will drown him! Drown him!
Where are you going? Who are looking for?
You. I was looking for you, the swamp king Boko.
What for?
People say that your one leg is stronger than two normal legs.
Ha-ha! It's stronger, much stronger!
I cannot believe that.
Let's give it a test and see who can jump higher.
Sure, sure!
Well, come on, you jump first!
What a fool you are! You call that a jump?
This is how one jumps!
That could have been worse. It seems that the real terror is still to come.
Goodness!
You ran away?
Aaah! You ran away! Just you wait!
I'll get you! I'll drown you in the muck!
Kagzamu! The stone man!
Hey, Kagzamu! They say you possess great strength.
They say the truth.
Stop! Wait!
It takes no great strength to turn a living person into stone.
Now if you could turn stone into a living person...
Hey, we're not done yet!
Bow down to me...
...and I will tell you a secret my grandfather told me.
That could have been worse. It seems that the real terror is still to come.
The river is on fire!
Don't come back without Solomdiga.
Only with your courage can you save your brother.
No matter, no matter... no matter!
The only thing that counts is finding my brother!
Solomdiga!
- Solomdiga! - Indiga!
Indiga!
Solomdiga!
- Indiga! - Solomdiga!
Thank you, brother!
You were not afraid of anything for my sake.
Take this, my son.
Your father received this spear from your grandfather.
You are worthy to bear it.
Now you truly have a brave man's heart.
The End
Subs by Eus & Niffiwan (2012/2023) from Esperanto subs by Kirill Svedov (2007)