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Maksim Chukharyov | ... |
Savva
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| Konstantin Khabenskiy | ... |
Anga
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Armen Dzhigarkhanyan | ... |
Shaman Shi-Sha
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Grigoriy Leps | ... |
Komar
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| Mikhail Galustyan | ... |
Polubaron Fafl
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Natalya Ionova | ... |
Pusik
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Lolita Milyavskaya | ... |
Mama Zho Zi
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| Fedor Bondarchuk | ... |
Giena Elza
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| Sergey Garmash | ... |
Moran
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| Sergey Shnurov | ... |
Obezyany
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Leonid Barats | ... |
Obezyany
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Mariya Kozhevnikova | ... |
Mama Savvy
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Nikolay Baskov | ... |
Ryzhiy Um
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Yuliya Savicheva | ... |
Nanti
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Igor Vernik | ... |
Shantagar
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An international animation project that is coming out in Russian and English languages. It is a fairytale about a grand life journey of a 10-year old boy Savva devoted to help his Mom and fellow village people to break free from the vicious hyenas. Trying to escape from hyenas Savva finds himself in a magical world he had only heard stories of. That is where he meets the white wolf Angee, a hilarious tiny pink creature Puffy, a strange looking semi-baron FAFL and his passenger, as well as Nanty, Shaman's charming daughter. New friends help Savva through his journey to the Magician that lives on a mountain and, as legend has it, might help Savva free his village from the angry hyenas. However, each of them have their own reasons to see the magician that some of them keep only to themselves. On their way to the Magician the friends will face multiple dangers, pleasant and unpleasant surprises, discover terrifying secrets and even have a battle with a monkey army, led by the cruel and ... Written by Art Pictures Studio
In "Savva", however, we can clearly see politics bleeding into the territory of art. The result of such process is a piece of not art, but barely concealed propaganda, a product of Russian brainwashing industry. The most prominent example of it is the animation's portrayal of villains ― hyenas, which were painted* in blue and yellow, Ukrainian national colors. Symbolism of this is beyond obvious, it's practically screaming 'Ukrainians are evil'. At this point I was surprised this was even allowed to reach theaters in my country.
All in all, I'd say "Savva" is just bad. It's poorly made, and it's harmful to your mental health, unless you count brainwashed as a natural state of mind (you WILL get brainwashed, eventually, if you subsequently watch this, or the likes of it). So, please, do yourself a favor and stay away from this atrocity. You'll thank me later.
Totally agree with You.