

Soviet stop-motion puppets having an existential toy crisis. Yes, really.
Practical Effects
Hand-crafted Soviet stop-motion with tangible warmth CGI cannot replicate.
Sound
Klara Rumyanova's iconic voice work—she voiced 300+ animated characters.

Director
Vladimir Arbekov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Klara Rumyanova, who voices here, was so prolific that Soviet children grew up hearing her in virtually every animated film—like a one-woman Muppet troupe.
Soyuzmultfilm shorts like this were mandatory pre-feature programming in Soviet cinemas, making them collective cultural memory for millions.