A 10-minute Soviet fever dream where a lumberjack outsmarts royal doctors. Trust the woodsman, folks.
The royal son fell ill. Visiting doctors could not cure the royal heir. A passing lumberjack pledged to help in trouble.
Direction
Tkachenko packs a narrative punch in under ten minutes.
Production
Distinctive 1960s Soviet animation aesthetic, all texture and motion.
Director
Oksana Tkachenko
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Soviet animation frequently used folktales to subtly critique class structures while staying politically safe—this is textbook subversion.
Director Oksana Tkachenko was one of few women directing animation at Kyivnaukfilm in the 1960s, making this a quietly pioneering work.
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