A bison named BUN. A magical tree. Poachers with chainsaws. Belarusian animation just went WILD.
Dima reluctantly moves with his family from the city to the village. His attitude towards nature changes forever when he meets a cheerful local girl named Alesya and a bison named Bublik. Together they set off into the heart of the Belovezhskaya Pushcha in search of the magical Tree of Wishes. But not only magic awaits them - the children encounter a gang of poachers who are mercilessly cutting down the ancient forest. Now the friends will have to not only find the Tree, but also save the pushcha from destruction.
Practical Effects
Hand-painted Belarusian forest textures hit different than Pixar polish
Writing
Bublik the bison serves comedy AND emotional devastation
Director
Sergey Kadrov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Belovezhskaya Pushcha is a real UNESCO reserve straddling Belarus-Poland; framing it as magical resistance against logging mirrors actual activism in the region.
Director Sergey Kadrov spent three years negotiating access to film reference footage inside the actual Pushcha's strictly protected zones.
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