July 3, 2024
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“Birthday:” A Dagestani Folk Tale and Soviet Cartoon (1959)
“Birthday” is a Soviet animated short film from 1959, based on a Dagestani folktale. The story follows a boy named Murat, who lives with his grandfather in a high mountain village. One day, Murat watches his grandfather record the birth of a lamb in the family book and is surprised to find that his own […]