Soyuzmultfilm
Division of Drawn Films
Far, far away in Africa,
where the equator encloses our planet like a belt,
live tribes that created an art form
known to the world as the Poto-poto school.
Poto-poto paintings have shown us the story
that we now wish to tell.
The Law of the Tribe
A mask! A sorcerer's face! The keeper of the village.
Hellfire lurks in your gaze.
You are the embodiment of deception, confusion, and chaos.
The booming rumblings of a tom-tom announce
the ancient rite of the initiation of a hunter.
The rhythmic beat of drums
heralds the wisdom of ancient laws.
Trials to test young men's bravery, agility, and strength.
Nature has endowed you with strength,
but bravery belongs only to him who will fight the strongest.
Having killed the beast, lay it at your bride's feet. There is a feat.
Tomorrow we are to be adults.
Trust me, don't be silent.
Not fearing danger, we will change fate.
Yes. Yes, yes - we shall be together!
I've been waiting. The time will come. Forget yesterday.
Give me life. Here it is. Take it.
Poems of African poets were used in the film.
screenwriters D. Entina, Vladimir Pekar
director Vladimir Pekar art director Tatyana Kolyusheva
composer Eduard Artemyev camera Kabul Rasulov sound Boris Filchikov
animators Galina Zebrova, Yuriy Batanin Aleksandr Dorogov, Dmitriy Kulikov, Yuriy Kuzyurin, Sergey Avramov
script editor Pyotr Frolov production director Lyubov Butyrina
The End Soyuzmultfilm, 1982
Subtitles by Eus (2014), heavily revised by Niffiwan (2024)